SDR 97ZZZX4959

Service difficulty report · Piston · Cessna 182G

Difficulty date
November 14, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3235S
Make and model
Cessna 182G
Aircraft serial
18255735
Engine
Cont O470R
Part
Piston
Part number
626992
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pin Boss
Part time
1,277 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.

What was found

SIX ENGINE PISTONS FOUND CRACKED IN PISTON PIN BOSS. CRACKS WERE ALL IN SAME AREA, UPPER PIN BOSS RUNNING PARALLEL TO PISTON PIN. ONE PISTON HAD LOST ONE-FOURTH OF THE CASTING AROUND PIN. THIS CONDITION DID NOT CAUSE ANY OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS. JUDGING FROM CARBON CONDITION, HAD EXISTED SOME TIME. THIS PISTON IS SAME DESIGN AS SA626992 WHICH IS COVERED BY AD96-12-04.

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