What was found
REMOVED NR 4 CYLINDER FOR MAINTENANCE. FOUND PISTON PIN INTERNAL PIN BROKEN. INSTALLED NEW P/N 630046 PIN ASSY WITH EXCHANGE CYLINDER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N37VM
- Make and model
- Piper PA46310P
- Aircraft serial
- 468508002
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520BE
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston Pin
- Part number
- 630046
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 4 Cyl
- Part time
- 1,779 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.