Service difficulty report · Piston · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
June 4, 2024
Submitted
June 12, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N316ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42N224
Aircraft time
2,024 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
272 hours
Propeller
Mtprop MTV6*
Part
Piston
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
272 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE POWER HAD 3% & RPM(100RPM) FLUCTUATION. VISIBLE ENGINE OIL LEAKING OUT OF AIR OUTLETS. DIVERTED TO XXXX ON THE GROUND, POWER 10%FLUCTUATION RPM. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE #3 PISTON WAS CRACKED AND A HOLE HAD DEVELOPED AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED.

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