What was found
NR 3 CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY. REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AND COMPLAINT FROM PILOT OF RUNNING ROUGH. PISTON APPEARS TO HAVE SEVERE PREIGNITION OR DETONATION.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2001
- Submitted
- May 1, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- SA52000A1
- Part serial
- 18846
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 96 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.