Service difficulty report · Thermal Bypass · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
April 26, 2016
Submitted
May 12, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
ZH9R864J
Chantilly Air Inc
Aircraft
N514E
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317405476
Aircraft time
6,838 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
5,900 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Thermal Bypass
Part number
53E22144
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 400
Part time
606 hours
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

LOOSE CRIMP NUT FOUND AS DESCRIBED IN MFG MANDATORY SB NR 518C. IAW SB 518C, THE THERMOSTATIC BYPASS VALVE FOUND FAULTY IS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED MODELS LISTED. WE RECOMMEND THAT 518C SHOULD BE UPDATED TO INCLUDE ANY BYPASS VALVE USING THE CRIMPED NUT.

More about the Piper PA-31-350