Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
January 20, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft time
491 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF1
Part
Crankcase
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
670 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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) DURING A NORMAL MX ACTIVITY AND BEFORE PUTTING BACK THE TOP COWLING, 1 CRACK ON EACH ENG CRANKCASE WERE FOUND. BOTH CRACKS START FROM THE TOP SPLIT OF THE CASES (FROM AN ATTACHMENT BOLT) AND GOING DOWN APPROX 1 INCH. ENGINE HAS BEEN REMOVED AND SENT TO ENGINE SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIR.

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