# SDR 2010FA0001241

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 22, 2010
- Submitted: December 13, 2010
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N263ND](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N263ND), registered now
- Make and model: Piper PA-28-161
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 2842064
- Engine: Lyc O320D2G
- Engine time: 307 hours
- System (JASC): [8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/8530)
- Part: Cylinder
- Part number: LW12416
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Nr 4
- Part time: 307 hours
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: B, E
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0001241

## Discrepancy

"ON NOVEMBER 13, 2010 AT APPROX NOON, EXPERIENCED AN EMERGENCY.  FLYING APPROX 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF  
AIRPORT AT APPROX 3,000 FT AGL. HAD DEPARTED AIRPORT AT APPROX 11:30 PM. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH CAUSING THE AIRFRAME TO SHAKE SLIGHTLY.  REDUCED POWER TO ELIMINATE THE AIRFRAME 
SHAKING AND BEGAN LOOKING FOR A LOCATION TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING.  NOTICED THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGHLY. ALSO NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE NEAR MY FEET." PILOT STATED. THE NR4 CYLINDER BARREL WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED 90 PERCENT AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AT MID BARREL.

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