Service difficulty report · Case · Bnorm BN2A27

Difficulty date
October 4, 2013
Submitted
October 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N779KS
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A27
Aircraft serial
779
Aircraft time
14,553 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Engine time
523 hours
Propeller
Hartzl CHCC2Y*
Part
Case
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y, T, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON DOWNWIND IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, HEARD A LOUD "POP", AND AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS ON LT ENGINE. NOTICED OIL AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF LT ENGINE COWL. SHUTDOWN ENGINE AND FEATHERED PROPELLER IAW THE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND LANDED NORMALLY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED A QUARTER SIZED HOLE IN THE LT ENGINE CASE NEAR THE FWD ENGINE HOIST RING.