What was found
AIRBOX SEALS DEGRADED OR MISSING. CRACKS DISCOVERED IN AIRBOX ASSEMBLY
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2025
- Submitted
- October 9, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N851AA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2881850
- Aircraft time
- 459 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360B4A
- System (JASC)
- 7160 · Engine Air Intake System
- Part
- Air Box
- Part number
- 28P71A007001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.