What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN RISE IN EGT AND CHT FOR NR 4 CYLINDER AND THEN EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO GET THE PLANE INSPECTED. FOUND THE SPARK PLUG BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2016
- Submitted
- October 7, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N267MC
- Make and model
- Cessna 206H
- Aircraft serial
- 20608267
- Aircraft time
- 3,335 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540AC1A5
- Engine time
- 1,335 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly B3D36C432
- System (JASC)
- 7421 · Spark Plug/Igniter
- Part
- Spark Plug
- Part number
- RHB37E
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 181 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.