What was found
PILOT REPORTED OIL LEAK. UPON INSPECTION, 3 UPPER CYLINDER BASE STUDS FOUND SHEARED. REMOVED CYLINDER AND NOTICED CASE CRACKED AT LOWER RIGHT STUD.
- Difficulty date
- April 14, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N111AW
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH841
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Stud Sheared
- Location
- Cylinder Base
- Part time
- 1,637 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.