Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Piper PA28151

Difficulty date
November 22, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28151
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Propeller
Snsnch 74DM
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
REM40E
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) ACFT CAME IN FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND IT WAS OBSERVED THAT 1 SPARK PLUG APPEARED TO HAVE A LEAK FROM THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARK PLUG ITSELF WAS DEFECTIVE. THE END THAT THREADS INTO THE CYLINDER HAS A SHOULDER THAT THE GASKET SITS ON BUT THIS THREADED END WAS NOT MFG CORRECTLY, AS THE SHOULDER IS .015" OUT FROM 1 SIDE TO THE OTHER. IT IS LIKE THE END THAT THREADS INTO THE CYLINDER IS BENT COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE SPARK PLUG. WHEN THREADING THE PLUG INTO THE CYLINDER 1 CAN OBSERVE THE LEAD END OF THE PLUG MOVING IN A CIRCLE AS OPPOSED TO ROTATING AROUND ITSELF.

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