What was found
ON TAKEOFF, RT ENGINE FIRE LIGHT, LOSS OF POWER. PILOT SHUT DOWN, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. FOUND NR 4 CYLINDER HELD ON BY ONE BASE NUT. EXAMINED CYLINDER/PISTON, FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. SUSPECT NUTS OVER/UNDERTORQUED.
- Difficulty date
- March 25, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6902T
- Make and model
- Piper PA60602P
- Aircraft serial
- 608265046
- Engine
- Lyc IO540S1A5
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Base Nut Failed
- Location
- Rt Eng Nr 4
- Part time
- 1,893 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- J, R
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.