Service difficulty report · Piston · Amtr RANSS10

Difficulty date
December 8, 2015
Submitted
December 8, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4385C
Make and model
Amtr RANSS10
Aircraft serial
1191137
Aircraft time
190 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX582
Engine time
10 hours
Part
Piston
Part number
XXXX
Part serial
XXXX
Condition
Galled
Location
Engine
Part time
11 hours, 10 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENGINE IS LIQUID COOLED, 2 STROKE WITH 10 SINCE COMPLETE REBUILD BY MFG AUTHORIZED FACILITY. AFTER PROPER ENGINE WARM UP, MAG CHECK, FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK. BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL, THERE WAS A MAJOR RPM DROP. TURNED ON AUXILIARLY FUEL PUMP, VERIFIED THROTTLE POSITION, NO CHANGE IN MINIMAL RPM. DID ENGINE SHUTDOWN, MAGS OFF. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON GRASS BETWEEN HARD RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR. PLANE MOVED TO HANGAR. FOUND FUEL BOWLS FULL, 2. REMOVED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND FOUND MINOR VERTICAL GALLING OF PISTONS, 2 EA, AN INDICATION OF: 1- "COLD SEIZURE" OR 2- OIL-INJECTION PUMP FAILURE. NO FURTHER INSPECTION AS ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED.