Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
August 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft time
3,911 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Part
Cylinder Head
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 3 Cylinder
Part time
1,604 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

(CAN) DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION AND FOLLOWING A CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST, NR 3 CYLINDER COMPRESSION WAS FOUND TO BE 20 OVER 80 PSI. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE UPPER SPARK PLUG HOLE. THE CRACK RADIATED FROM THE TOP SPARK PLUG HOLE DOWN TOWARD THE EXHAUST PORT. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED.

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