Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
December 3, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,308 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2
Part
Crankcase
Part number
KO509
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
5,669 hours
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.

What was found

OIL LEAK REAR OIL ACCESS DOOR LT ENGINE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT CRANKCASE WAS CRACKED BETWEEN NR 4 AND NR 6 CYLINDERS. THIS ENGINE ONLY HAD 361.2 TSO. THE CRANKCASE HAD APPROX 5669 HRS SINCE NEW. THIS ENG WAS INSTALLED MAY 03/2005 REPLACING AN ENGINE WITH THE EXACT SAME CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION, THAT ENGINE WAS AT 1749.4 TSO.

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