Service difficulty report · Piston · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
October 31, 2024
Submitted
November 4, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N329ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42N537
Aircraft time
387 hours
Engine
E4C
Engine time
387 hours
Part
Piston
Part number
UNK
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
387 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
B
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

DURING CLIMB-OUT, THE CREW REDUCED POWER TO 92% AND NOTICED THAT "L ECU A" AND "L ECU B" FAIL WARNINGS APPEARED, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF POWER. THE CREW CONTINUED THE CLIMB, AND BOTH "L ECU A" AND "L ECU B" FAIL WARNINGS CLEARED, ALTHOUGH OIL WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE. THE CREW PROCEEDED TO LAND AND SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT ENGINE #4 CYLINDER HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE PISTON.

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