What was found
BOROSCOPE INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKING IN THE RT ENGINE NR 3 CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKS WERE OBSERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2015
- Submitted
- June 8, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- FQAR173S
Bird Acquisition LLC. - Aircraft
- N917PA
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2843306
- Aircraft time
- 16,748 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 05K21104
- Part serial
- V6493111186913
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 3
- Part time
- 2,492 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.