Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 22, 2012
Submitted
March 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4079Y
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
8152079
Aircraft time
15,306 hours
Part
Spark Plug
Condition
Faulty
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM HFD, PILOT NOTICED RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. PILOT DIVERTED TO BDL AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRNET SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS, RUN UP AND OPERATIONALLY CHECK GOOD. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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