Damaged/Cracked cylinder
as an owner, i've resigned myself to the fact that these things just
shed jugs and that's the way it is. that's one of the reasons i chose
to have 6 little bitty jugs instead of 4 big ones. if one of mine gets
to feelin pooly it's no big deal. i just replace it, i did not need
that thousand-dollars, did i?
your ship is grounded till repair.
dan
av8tr wrote:
My partner and I just purchased a Piper Warrior from California. All
the compressions on the engine are 72 or better. We test flew for about
two hours and found no problems. Just recently she was taken in for the
Canadian inspection. The AME in Brampton told us that the compressions
were good but one cylinder was cracked. What I would like to know is
how can you have good compressions with a cracked cylinder. Also how
can you determine that a cylinder is cracked without dismantling the
engine. The aircraft is a PA28-151, with a 0-320. If anyone can clairfy
this issue I would really appreciate it. Can you fly the plane this way
or is it dangerous.
Thanx Jurgen..
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