What was found
PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL ENGINE POWER LOSS AND OIL LOSS. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND THE #4 PISTON CRACKED/HOLE
- Difficulty date
- November 18, 2023
- Submitted
- November 21, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N854L
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40NG
- Aircraft serial
- 40NC056
- Aircraft time
- 3,151 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 545 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- E4A72400000
- Part serial
- 000317
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 545 hours
- Component
- Engine · Austro · E4
- Component part number
- E4A00000BHY
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.