What was found
DURING INSPECTION, DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION CHECK FOUND NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER BELOW TOLERANCE. FURTHER EXAMINATION FOUND LEAKAGE AT THE EXHAUST VALVE. CYLINDER HAD 201 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. CYLINDER WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- September 20, 2018
- Submitted
- September 21, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N371DC
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842189
- Aircraft time
- 6,886 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- Engine time
- 6,309 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 74DM
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- LW12416
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine
- 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.