Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA60601P

Difficulty date
January 16, 2002
Submitted
February 19, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N502SB
Make and model
Piper PA60601P
Aircraft serial
61P0502207
Engine
Lyc IO540S1A5
Part
Crankcase
Part number
LW13827
Part serial
2023
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
2,585 hours, 785 cycles
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.

What was found

CRANKCASE FAILED NEAR NR 2 CYLINDER, CRACKED FROM IN FRONT OF CYLINDER RADIALLY BELOW AND AROUND TO THE REAR OF THE CYLINDER. CRACK EXTENDS MORE THAN 180 DEGREES, ALL 3 UPPER CYLINDER BASE STUDS AND UPPER CRANKCASE THRU BOLT WERE ALL BROKEN. THE ONLY THING STILL HOLDING THE CYLINDER TO THE ENGINE WAS THE LOWER .5000 THRU BOLT.

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