What was found
(CAN) CRACKS FOUND IN THRUST AREA OF CRANKSHAFT CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE END CLEARANCE OF CRANKSHAFT (IN CRANKCASE).
- Difficulty date
- May 23, 2003
- Submitted
- June 16, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 13,007 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- LW12163
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.