What was found
DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, THREE OF THE CYLINDERS WERE FOUND CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORTS. RESEARCH OF LOG BOOKS INDICATE CYLINDERS WERE OVERHAULED BY CHROME PLATE IN 1979.
- Difficulty date
- July 14, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4620J
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R180
- Aircraft serial
- 28R30503
- Engine
- Lyc IO360B1E
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 75874
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Exhaust Port
- 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.