Service difficulty report · Engine · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
September 25, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
8,430 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Part
Engine
Part number
912F3
Condition
Seized
Part time
1,454 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE, THEN NOTICED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE STOPPED IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS. PILOT MADE SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING, AT THE AIRPORT. THEY WERE ENROUTE TO DO SOME TOUCH AND GOES.

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