What was found
FOUND A CRACK IN BOTH CASE HALF AT THE FOURTH AFT BOLT HOLE FROM FRONT OF CASE AT 12 O'CLOCK POSITION. CRACKS WERE FOUND ON AN INSPECTION OF ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2006
- Submitted
- July 17, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7916Q
- Make and model
- Cessna 401B
- Aircraft serial
- 401B0016
- Aircraft time
- 1,773 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520E
- Engine time
- 798 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Part serial
- 182575
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 798 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont
- Component part number
- TSIO520
- 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.