Service difficulty report · Piston · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
October 23, 2012
Submitted
October 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868AL
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760580
Aircraft time
6,388 hours
Part
Piston
Part number
7665009805111
Part serial
B34502050
Condition
Cracked
Part time
2,424 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHEN REMOVING PISTONS FROM MANIFOLD FOUND MISSING PLASMA FROM SYS 2 PISTON HEAD. FOUND CHUNK OF PLASMA IN BOTTOM OF CYLINDER.