What was found
DURING TAKE OFF THE LEFT ENGINE FAILED AND WAS SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED. OIL WAS SEEN STREAMING FROM THE COWLING. A BORE SCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED THE #1 PISTON FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2025
- Submitted
- September 26, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc - Aircraft
- N329ER
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42N537
- Aircraft time
- 936 hours
- Engine
- Austro E4
- Engine time
- 1,283 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston
- Part number
- E4A72400000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 894 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.