What was found
OWNER COMPLAINED OF OIL LEAK AFTER SEVERAL TRIES THE LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACK IN THE ENGINE CASE BETWEEN THE #2 AND #4 CYLINDERS BEHIND THE OIL FILLER TUBE MAKING THE LEAK AND CRACK VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2019
- Submitted
- October 1, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- IKBR028F
The Ohio State University Airport - Aircraft
- N337T
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22T
- Aircraft serial
- 0160
- Aircraft time
- 1,539 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO550K
- Engine time
- 1,539 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Case Half
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,539 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.