What was found
DURING INSPECTION, DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION CHECK FOUND NUMBER THREE CYLINDER BELOW TOLERANCE. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND LEAKAGE AT THE EXHAUST VALVE. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 11, 2018
- Submitted
- September 11, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4443Q
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842397
- Aircraft time
- 430 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 430 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- LW12416
- Condition
- Unserviceable
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 430 hours
- Component
- Engine · Lyc · O320D3G
- Component part number
- HENPLRT8885
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.