Service difficulty report · Cylinder Head · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
August 8, 2018
Submitted
August 10, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N903FC
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
2842175
Aircraft time
6,312 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Engine time
10,510 hours
Part
Cylinder Head
Part number
LW12416
Part serial
118444
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Cylinder
Part time
1,717 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

ENGINE NR ONE CYLINDER COMPRESSION WAS FOUND BELOW SPECIFICATION. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED OUTBOARD OF THE INTAKE VALVE SEAT. THE CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES LONG AND FOLLOWED THE CURVE OF THE VALVE SEAT. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE PART.

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