Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Parten P68C

Difficulty date
November 7, 2013
Submitted
November 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3927U
Make and model
Parten P68C
Aircraft serial
282
Aircraft time
12,935 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO360A1B6
Engine time
5,879 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Crankcase
Part number
77366
Part serial
2083
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
7,090 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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

A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE AT THE LOWER FORWARD CYLINDER BASE STUD OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES. STARTS FROM THE BOTTOM OF STUD AREA AND TRAVELS DOWN AND AFT. A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL LEAKING FROM AROUND THE BASE OF CYLINDER AT THIS AREA.

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