What was found
PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND LOSS OF POWER ON TAKE. AFTER INSPECTION, FOUND THE NR 2 CYLINDER CRACKED ABOUT 75% AROUND BARREL.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2018
- Submitted
- April 13, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N598A
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843767
- Aircraft time
- 2,290 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- Engine time
- 2,290 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- LW12427
- Part serial
- 115119
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,290 hours
- Stage of operation
- TO
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- C
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.