What was found
(CAN) WHILE CONDUCTING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, OIL DRIPS WHERE NOTICED. AFTER VERIFICATION BY AN AMO, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED AND CRANKCASE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2002
- Submitted
- July 22, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 182J
- Aircraft time
- 4,973 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A32C90
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.