What was found
FRONT PILOT SIDE CYLINDER (#2?) BROKE APART IN FLIGHT. I'M NOT SURE WHICH CYLINDER SERIAL NUMBER BROKE, BUT IT IS ONE OF: 28520-16, 28279-14, 28387-30, 28415-23.
- Difficulty date
- September 22, 2019
- Submitted
- September 27, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N28991
- Make and model
- Amrgen AA5B
- Aircraft serial
- AA5B0925
- Aircraft time
- 2,225 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4K
- Engine time
- 2,225 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- AEL65102
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 347 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E, K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.