Service difficulty report · Case · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
May 29, 2012
Submitted
May 29, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N579RC
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1200
Aircraft time
1,038 hours
Engine
Cont IO360*
Engine time
1,038 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF1
Part
Case
Part serial
SO2BA048
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,038 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURRING PRE FLIGHT FOUND OIL ON COWLING. INVESTIGATION FOUND A CRACK IN THE RT FWD TOP OF THE ENGINE CASE.

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