Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
March 31, 2004
Submitted
April 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N130BW
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
3240963
Engine
Lyc IO540K1A5
Engine time
908 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
IO540K1A5
Part serial
L1076048A
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF FROM RDU MARCH 31,2004, AT 1:45PM N130BW LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE PILOT TURNED BACK TOWARD THE FIELD; HOWEVER, BEING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY HE EMERGENCY LANDED ON A ROAD NEXT TO RDU. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PILOT. UPON INSPECTION THE ENGINE STILL CONTAINED 9 QUARTS OF OIL, AND THE CASE WAS PENITRATED JUST ABOVE THE NR 6 CYLINDER. NO CAUSE FOR LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

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