What was found
PILOT NOTED OIL LEAK. DURING INSPECTION FOR OIL LEAK, ENGINE CASE WAS FOUND CRACKED BELOW NR 1 CYLINDER BASE PAD. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 4.5 INCHES PARALLEL TO CYLINDER PAD. ALSO FOUND NR 1 INTAKE TUBE LOOSE.
- Difficulty date
- March 6, 2000
- Submitted
- March 30, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3419X
- Make and model
- Mooney M20E
- Aircraft serial
- 1118
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Case
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 3,270 hours
- Component
- Engine Case
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.