What was found
BORESCOPE EXAMINATION REVEALED THE NR 3 CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKING WAS SEEN AT THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE. THE CYLINDER HEAD CASTING NR C-01534.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2015
- Submitted
- May 27, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N425PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843474
- Aircraft time
- 15,430 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- SL36006WA20P
- Part serial
- 366WB1315459
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 1,744 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.