Service difficulty report · Spark Plug · Piper PA28R201

Difficulty date
July 30, 2026
Submitted
July 31, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8585Z
Make and model
Piper PA28R201
Aircraft serial
2844163
Aircraft time
4,451 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360C1C6
Engine time
4,462 hours
Part
Spark Plug
Part number
UREM38E
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Component
Cylinder · Lyc
Component part number
LW12993
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

FOLLOWING DISCOVERY OF A CRACKED SPARK PLUG ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, A PRECAUTIONARY INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED OF THE SPARK PLUG ON THIS AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS THE SAME LOT # AS A PREVIOUS SPARK PLUG FAILURE. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND CRACKING AT A POINT BETWEEN THE SPARK PLUG GASKET BOSS AND THE HEXAGONAL NUT PORTION (WHAT TEMPEST REFERS TO AS THE HOT LOCK ASSEMBLY). THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT FLOWN SINCE THIS SPARK PLUG WAS INSTALLED AT ITS SCHEDULED INSPECTION.

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