Service difficulty report · Engine · Diamon DA40NG

Difficulty date
August 18, 2023
Submitted
August 18, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N518BL
Make and model
Diamon DA40NG
Aircraft serial
40NC216
Aircraft time
585 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
585 hours
Part
Engine
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
E4A06407
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Engine
Part time
585 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE ROUGHNESS AND VIBRATIONS DURING TAKEOFF, NOTICED MOST AROUND 700 FEET AGL. THEY ALSO REPORTED PROP OVERSPEED.

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