Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 12, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft time
2,668 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Cylinder
Part number
AEL65102
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
418 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS PN OF CYL ALREADY HAS AN AD AGAINST IT (AD 2008-19-05) THIS CYLINDER IS S/N NOT APPLICABLE ACCORDING TO THE AD. THE CYLINDER HEAD POPPED RIGHT OFF OF THE CYLINDER IN NORMAL CRUISE CONDITIONS. THIS INCIDENT LOOKS A LOT LIKE WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE AD BUT THE CYLINDER, S/N IS 1933, SN BEYOND APPLICABILITY IN THE AD.

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