Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Stemme S10VT

Difficulty date
January 2, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Stemme S10VT
Engine
Rotax ROTAX914
Part
Crankcase
Part number
886354
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Part time
300 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) OIL NOTED TO BE COMING FROM TOP CYLINDER STUD ON CYLINDER NR 1. CRANKCASE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND NDT SHOWED APPROX 1 IN CRACK ON INSIDE SURFACE OF CRANKCASE ACROSS THE AREA OF THE BLIND HOLE FOR THE CYL STUD. THE CRACK WAS NOTED TO BE APPROX ALIGNED WITH THE START OF THREADS IN THE BLIND HOLE. THE CYL STUDS HAVE A VERY LOW TORQUE VALUE (15 IN POUNDS), SO IT IS NOT KNOWN HOW THE CRACK DEVELOPED. THE TURBO CONTROL UNIT (TCU) MEMORY WAS READ AND NO OVERBOOSTS OR OVER RPM WERE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE IS IN A MOTORGLIDER AND HAS 300 HRS IN 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. CRANKCASE WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TYPE AND ENGINE RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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