SDR 95ZZZX1889

Service difficulty report · Pan · Cessna 182

Difficulty date
March 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6222A
Make and model
Cessna 182
Aircraft serial
33022
Engine
Cont O470L
Part
Pan
Part number
539937
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
6,566 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HAD A GROUND STRIKE AND SUDDEN STOPPAGE. ENGINE AND PROP DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED, AND REASSEMBLED. AFTER 19 HOURS, OIL LEAK DEVELOPED FROM CRACK IN PAN. CRACK LOCATED 11 INCHES FROM FRONT OF PAN. BELIEVE THIS WAS CAUSED FROM PAN STRIKING ENGINE MOUNT CROSS BRACE. CRACK EXTENDED IN 4 DIRECTIONS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH OUT DAMAGE TO ENGINE. REPLACED OIL PAN WITH NEW LIKE ITEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OIL PAN (NOT SAME ACFT) IN 4 MONTHS. THE FIRST WAS NOT DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE. DIFFERENT ACFT, SAME TYPE.

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