Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Amtr ZENITH

Difficulty date
September 23, 2015
Submitted
September 23, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1750Z
Make and model
Amtr ZENITH
Aircraft serial
757859
Aircraft time
123 hours
Engine
Amtr CORVAIR
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

NR 1 SPARK PLUG, RIGHT REAR, WAS EJECTED FROM CYLINDER HEAD, RESULTING IN PARTIAL POWER LOSS. SPARK PLUG THREADED BOSS IS ALUMINUM HEAD AND SUBJECT TO WEAR AND FAILURE.