What was found
INSPECTION FOUND CRACK IN CRANKCASE STARTING AT TOP CASE FLANGE BOLT DOWN UNDER ENGINE DATA PLATE, THEN DOWN BETWEEN NR 3 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS. CRACK IS 8 INCHES LONG. LEFT ENGINE HAD A CRACK SAME AREA 96 HOURS AGO.
- Difficulty date
- October 17, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6834C
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0476
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Right Side
- Part time
- 1,540 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.