What was found
AT DISMANTLING THIS ENGINE WE FOUND NR 5 PISTON SKIRT TO BE BROKEN AT THE RING LAND FOR THE SCRAPER RING.
- Difficulty date
- August 5, 2003
- Submitted
- December 9, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- SA631475
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Skirt
- Part time
- 1,766 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.