What was found
BOROSCOPE INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKING IN THE RT ENGINE NR 4 CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKS WERE OBSERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE. THE CYLINDER HEAD CASTING NR C-1440.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2015
- Submitted
- June 8, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N294PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843504
- Aircraft time
- 14,791 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- SL36006W20AP
- Part serial
- 366WH1315800
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 4
- Part time
- 1,632 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.