What was found
CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FORWARD LEFT CASE HALF PROPAGATING OUT FROM NR 2 CYLINDER BASE. DAMAGE FOUND DURING ROUTINE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. ENGINE GROUND RUN CONFIRMED CRACK WAS LEAKING OIL.
- Difficulty date
- July 10, 2012
- Submitted
- July 11, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8216T
- Make and model
- Piper PA32301
- Aircraft serial
- 328206037
- Aircraft time
- 13,594 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1G5
- Engine time
- 7,687 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Part number
- LW13838
- Part serial
- WDC94259
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 400
- Part time
- 7,687 hours
- 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.