Service difficulty report · Case · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
13,635 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Case
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
3,538 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE OIL LEAK. THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION FOUND THE RT ENGINE, PN LTIO-540-J2BD CASE WAS CRACKED. THE CRACK IS LOCATED ON THE LT SIDE AT THE FWD BASE OF CYLINDER NR 2 AND IS APPROXIMATELY 4" IN LENGTH. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED. ENGINE TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW IS 3537.7 AND TOTAL TIME SINCE O/H IS 1714.6.

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