Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 16, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
14,552 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Crankcase
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR DURING AN INTERMEDIATE STOP TO WORK ON SOME SNAGS. THE ENGINEER NOTICED A QUANTITY OF OIL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE IB NACELLE OF THE RT ENGINE. AFTER CLEANING THE ENGINE AND RUNNING IT AGAIN A CRACK WAS NOTICED EMANATING FROM THE LOWER FORWARD STUD OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER. IT RAN FORWARD TO THE THREADED HOLE FOR THE PROP GOVERNOR BRACE. THE CRACK WAS NDT`D AND FOUND TO ALSO BE RUNNING BACKWARDS ALONG THE CASE UNDER THE STARTER AREA. IT ALSO RAN HALFWAY UP THE EDGE OF THE CYLINDER BOSS. THE ENGINE HAS GONE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE CASE. (TC NR 20070321004)

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