Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Cessna 337G

Difficulty date
October 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 337G
Engine
Cont IO360G
Propeller
Mcauly D2AF34C306
Part
Crankcase
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rear Engine
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE REAR ENGINE OF A 337G SKYMASTER WAS REPORTED AS RUNNING ROUGH. INSPECTION FOUND THE SPARK PLUGS FOULED, SO THE PLUGS WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE RAN SMOOTH AND IT WAS RELEASED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. ON THE SECOND FLIGHT WHEN POWER WAS REDUCED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH WITH ABNORMAL ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE. POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE OIL TEMPERATURE WENT OVER THE RED LINE SO THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO BASE. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE REAR COWLING COVERED IN OIL. REMOVAL OF THE COWLING REVEALED THE CRANKCASE WAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES.

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