What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE RESULTING AN A CRACKED ENGINE CASE AND EMERGENCY LANDING. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED FOR OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- November 2, 2012
- Submitted
- December 13, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N40661
- Make and model
- Maule M4220C
- Aircraft serial
- 2173C
- Engine
- Frnkln 6V350*
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Case
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 40 hours, 20 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.