What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE HAD AN OIL LEAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED THAT THE CRANKCASE NEAR NUMBER 6 CYLINDER WAS CRACKED NEAR THE FORWARD UPPER CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUD.
- Difficulty date
- November 29, 2024
- Submitted
- December 5, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13AV
- Make and model
- Gippld GA8
- Aircraft serial
- GA803028
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1A5
- Engine time
- 1,048 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 6
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.