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Article: Aviation Spark Plugs.(Recip Technology)
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- Aircraft Maintenance Technology
- Article date:
- April 1, 2007
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Aviation Spark Plugs
By James Careless
Proper care and maintenance
Behold the humble aviation spark plug. It's not much to look at, and is hidden from view when at work within a piston engine. Yet when spark plugs start to malfunction, the result can be rough engine performance at best, and loss of power and life at worse. This is why aircraft technicians and pilots alike take spark plug care and maintenance extremely seriously.
So how does one do this? To find out, AMT spoke to manufacturers and technicians alike, to reveal the proper care and maintenance of aviation spark plugs.
A quick refresher
To understand how ...