What was found
FORWARD MOST THROUGH CASE BOLT BEHIND CRANKSHAFT SEAL AND #1 MAIN BEARING, TOP STUD AND NUT MISSING. BOTTOM BOLT AND NUT LOOSE. LYCOMING WANTED ENGINE BACK IN CASE MAIN BEARING SPUN.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2024
- Submitted
- August 21, 2024
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N288BL
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 2881751
- Aircraft time
- 241 hours, 1 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc IO360B4A
- Engine time
- 1 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- AN634A
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Eng Case
- Part time
- 241 hours, 1 cycles
- 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.