What was found
SPARK PLUG FAILED INTERNALLY. COMBUSTION GASSES BURNT OFF THE SPARK PLUG LEAD AND VENTED EXTERNALLY, RESULTING IN LOST COMPRESSION AND POWER OUTPUT. (INT)
- Difficulty date
- July 11, 2000
- Submitted
- July 11, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N82494
- Make and model
- Ayres S2RRESTD
- Aircraft serial
- 1541R
- Aircraft time
- 2,970 hours
- Engine
- Pwa R1340AN1
- Propeller
- Hamstd 12D40
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Spark Plug
- Part number
- ER400
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine · Pwa · AN1
- Component part number
- 1340
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.