What was found
ECU A AND B FAIL DURING INITIAL CLIMB, AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER. DURING SUBSEQUENT BORESCOPE INSPECTION FOUND A HOLE IN THE #3 PISTON. PREVIOUS BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED @ 787.4 ETSN.
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 2024
- Submitted
- October 21, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- 7L7R550D
Lift Maintenance LLC - Aircraft
- N946L
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 815 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- E4A72400000
- Part serial
- 002574
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 815 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.