What was found
DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION COMPRESSION TEST FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED FROM BEHIND FIRST FIN TO SPARK PLUG HOLE (UPPER) ABOVE EXHAUST PORT. REPLACED WITH NEW CYLINDER ASSY.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2011
- Submitted
- January 6, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N21375
- Make and model
- Piper J3C65
- Aircraft serial
- 14609
- Engine
- Cont IO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- AEC65385
- Part serial
- 5635715
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1
- Part time
- 1,058 hours
- 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.