What was found
ENGINE OIL LEAK, FOUND 3 INCH LONG CRACK IN CRANKCASE ABOVE NR 3 CYLINDER, CRACK SEEMS TO ORIGINATE FROM UPPER CASE LEFT AND EXTEND DOWNWARD.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2001
- Submitted
- November 21, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N384P
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1888
- Engine
- Cont IO550C
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Part serial
- 684243
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 399 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.