Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 19, 2015
Submitted
December 8, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765KP
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318253012
Aircraft time
10,337 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Engine time
3,542 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
05K21108
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1
Part time
3,542 hours
Component
Engine · Lyc · TIO540J2B
Component part number
TIO540J2B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING OTHER MX, THE NR 1 CYLINDER ON THE LT ENG WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE INTAKE PORT, BETWEEN THE 14TH & 15TH COOLING FINS. THE TELLTALE SYMPTOM IS BLUE FUEL STAINING COMING FROM THAT AREA. THIS IS THE 6TH CYLINDER WE HAVE HAD CRACK IN THIS SAME AREA ON THIS PAIR OF ENGS WITH NO EXPLANATION FROM THE MFG OTHER THAN THAT THEIR WARRANTY INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

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