What was found
HEARD A BANG AND SAW PRESSURE DROP IN #3 CYLINDER. PLANE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AT WHICH POINT I DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ASKED TO BE VECTORED TO TERRE HAUTE IN, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING WHILE STILL UNDER POWER.
- Difficulty date
- February 20, 2023
- Submitted
- April 11, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N723CE
- Engine
- Cont TSIO550K
- Engine time
- 1,514 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Part time
- 1,514 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E, J, R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.