Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
September 10, 2026
Submitted
September 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N133CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
003
Aircraft time
3,822 hours, 4,554 cycles
Engine
Lyc TEO540C1A
Engine time
3,811 hours, 4,480 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Part number
16A3020001
Part serial
12248565004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1
Part time
1,634 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Z
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING NORMAL INSPECTION THE #1 CYLINDER ON THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. THE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.