What was found
PISTON PIN BROKE IN TWO, INSIDE BREAKAGE KEPT PARTS INTACT. P/N 630046 FOUND DURING CYLINDER EXCHANGE FOR LOW COMPRESSION CYLINDER, UNRELATED TO PIN FAILURE. PICTURES ON REQUEST AVAILABLE.
- Difficulty date
- December 3, 2021
- Submitted
- December 3, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N425MT
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 4201
- Aircraft time
- 1,698 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- Engine time
- 1,698 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3600 · Pneumatic System
- Part
- None
- Condition
- None
- Component
- Piston Pin · Cont · IO550N
- Component part number
- 630046
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.