What was found
ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND BACK-FIRED CAUSING THE PILOT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ENGINE (FRONT) WAS DISASSEMBLED FINDING THE CAM CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- April 22, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N36503
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT301
- Aircraft serial
- 3010258
- Engine
- Pwa R1340AN1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Cam
- Part number
- 11768
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.