Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
November 1, 2016
Submitted
November 1, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N430DS
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
287816517
Aircraft time
8,552 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
6,340 hours, 792 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
792 hours, 792 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER FOUR CYLINDERS CRACKED, FAILED COMPRESSION CHECKS, DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION. CYLINDER TIME SINCE NEW 792.0 HOURS. ENGINE TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL 792.0 HOURS. NUMBER ONE CYLINDER PREVIOUSLY CHANGED DUE TO CRACK AT 600 HOURS TIME SINCE NEW. ENGINE PREVIOUSLY OVERHAULED BY FAA APPROVED REPAIR STATION IN MARCH 2014. FOUR NEW NITRIDE CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED DURING OVERHAUL.

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