What was found
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED OIL STREAMING FROM RT COWLING. INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REVEALED A 2 INCH CRACK IN THE OIL PAN AT LOWER RADIUS. SUSPECT FATIGUE, POOR STAMPING, DURING MANUFACTURING.
- Difficulty date
- April 10, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N69RP
- Make and model
- Beech D55
- Aircraft serial
- TE766
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Oil Pan
- Part number
- 538517
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Under 2-4 Cyls
- Part time
- 479 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.