What was found
CYLINDER CRACKED AND SEPARATED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. P/N CCST 12 CA AEL65102-12.
- Difficulty date
- December 28, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8315W
- Make and model
- Piper PA28180
- Aircraft serial
- 282488
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4A
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 250 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.