Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 17, 2017
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N698ND
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496375
Aircraft time
1,309 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Engine time
1,309 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
LW12427
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,309 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE WOULD RUN ROUGH AT ALL POWER SETTINGS. AFTER INSPECTION FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE RT ENGINE CRACKED FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE EXTENDING AROUND TO THE BOTTOM SPARK PLUG HOLE. CRACK IS VISIBLE FROM EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF CYLINDER ASSY.

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