What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSP, FOUND FUEL STAIN TRAILING FROM FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE PORT TOWARD SPARK PLUG HOLE ON NR 3 CYLINDER. CYLINDER HAS 980.9 TSN. ENGINE WAS MFG IN JULY 2003 AND INSTALLED IN ACFT (SN 42018).
- Difficulty date
- January 23, 2010
- Submitted
- March 5, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N41LY
- Make and model
- Lancar LC42550FG
- Aircraft serial
- 42018
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 655465
- Part serial
- 35521
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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