Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Grumav TR2

Difficulty date
May 24, 2009
Submitted
June 4, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7175L
Make and model
Grumav TR2
Aircraft serial
AA1B0455
Aircraft time
5,566 hours
Engine
Lyc O235C1C
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
UREM37BY
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 100
Part time
20 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
B, A, E

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RECENTLY INSTALLED SPARK PLUGS. RETURNING HOME, NOTICED ODOR OF FUEL VAPOR, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH & WOULD ONLY DEVELOP ABOUT 2000 RPM. MADE LANDING AND FOUND SPARK PLUG BROKEN AND THAT THE PART WITH THE CABLE WAS LAYING ON THE ENGINE AND WHAT WAS LEFT WAS STILL SCREWED INTO THE CYLINDER.