What was found
(CAN) CYLINDER FAILED COMPRESSION TEST, AFTER DISASSEMBLY EXCESSIVE CARBIDE BUILD-UP WAS FOUND AROUND THE EXHAUST VALVE WITH SOME MINOR SCORING AROUND THE PISTON.
- Difficulty date
- July 23, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 6,142 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 10,446 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- L
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.