What was found
NR 5 CYLINDER HAD BLUE FUEL STAIN BLOWING ONTO COWLING. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW DUE TO SUSPECTED HEAD CRACK. CYLINDER WAS SENT OUT FOR NDT WHICH VERIFIED A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2017
- Submitted
- July 12, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N765KP
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318253012
- Aircraft time
- 11,659 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2B
- Engine time
- 1,765 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder Head
- Part number
- 05K21108
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Part time
- 923 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.