Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA28140

Difficulty date
April 22, 2017
Submitted
April 23, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4437X
Make and model
Piper PA28140
Aircraft serial
287625032
Aircraft time
8,353 hours
Engine
Lyc O320E3D
Engine time
631 hours
Propeller
Snsnch M74DM
Part
Crankcase
Part number
11B200611SB
Part serial
RL2421527E
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
631 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, B
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SMOKE. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED A CRACK OF APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES ON THE CRANKCASE STARTING FROM UNDER THE NR 3 CYLINDER FLANGE AT ABOUT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION, UPWARDS PAST THE FRONT OF THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE PAD, TOWARD THE UPPER CRANKCASE FLANGE HALF.

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