What was found
FOUR CYLINDER ATTACH STUDS ON NR 3 CYLINDER FOUND BROKEN FOLLOWING ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DETONATION ON TEAR DOWN.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N252MA
- Make and model
- Piper PA31P
- Aircraft serial
- 31P33
- Engine
- Lyc TIGO541E1A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Stud
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.