Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
May 24, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
5,497 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Spark Plug
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
721 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) UPON PRE-FLIGHT RUN UP, ENG FAILED TO PRODUCE REFERENCE RPM. ACFT RETURNED TO CHOCKS AND MX DISCOVERED AT LEAST 4 OF 9 CYL SPARK PLUGS WERE BADLY DAMAGED INDICATING THAT FOREIGN MATERIAL OR ENG PARTS HAD ENTERED INDUCTION SYS ENG REQUIRED CHANGING.