SDR N3XR 08 13

Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
August 4, 2026
Submitted
August 13, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N323ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42N550
Aircraft time
1,282 hours
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
598 hours
Part
Crankcase
Part number
E4A10100202
Condition
Punctured
Location
Left Engine
Part time
598 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL LEAK ON TAKEOFF WITH WHITE SMOKE, CREW FEATHERED AND LANDED. DURING INSPECTION, A HOLE WAS FOUND IN THE CRANKCASE, AND ANOTHER LOCATION SHOWED A FRACTURED CASE. THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED, AND A CRANKSHAFT BOLT E4A-10-100-202 WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THE HEAD OF THE BOLT HAD MIGRATED THROUGH THE LOWER POWER SECTION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CASE AND INTERNAL ENGINE ITEMS. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.

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