What was found
(CAN) DURING REPETITIVE TROUBLESHOOTING FOR REPORTED LT ENGINE OIL LEAK, MAINTENANCE FOUND ENGINE CRANK CASE CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG, EXTENDING FROM NR 6 CYLINDER BASE, UPWARD INTO CASE. ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2014
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 17,229 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Part number
- 11F20022D3
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 15,430 hours
- 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.