SDR AU990577

Service difficulty report · Plug · Mudry CAP10B

Difficulty date
June 7, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Mudry CAP10B
Engine
Lyc AEIO360B2F
Propeller
Hofman HO29HM180
Part
Plug
Part number
60828
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
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

(AUS) NR 2 PISTON PIN PLUG WORN AWAY. PLUG HAD WORN INTO THE PISTON OIL RING LAND. THE ENGINE WAS INSPECTED AND ALL OTHER PISTON PIN PLUGS WERE FOUND WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF WEAR. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN FITTED WITH NEW CYLINDER KITS IN APRIL 1998.

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