Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
November 18, 2016
Submitted
November 18, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N430DS
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
287816517
Aircraft time
8,601 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
6,389 hours, 841 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
LW12416
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
841 hours, 841 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 THREE CYLINDER CRACKED, FAILED COMPRESSION CHECK. CYLINDER TIME SINCE NEW 840 HOURS. ENGINE TIME SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL 840.9 HOURS. FOUR NEW NITRIDE CYLINDERS WERE INSTALLED AT OVERHAUL. THIS WAS THE LAST CYLINDER TO BE CHANGED DUE TO CRACK. ALL OTHER CYLINDERS PREVIOUSLY CHANGED FOR SAME ISSUE.

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