What was found
DURING INVESTIGATION OF LT ENGINE OIL LEAK, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE ENGINE CASE OTBD SIDE RUNNING BETWEEN THE NR 2 & NR 4 CYLINDERS.
- Difficulty date
- March 5, 2015
- Submitted
- March 10, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc - Aircraft
- N505SF
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Aircraft serial
- 340A0261
- Aircraft time
- 5,886 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520N
- Engine time
- 7,231 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Part number
- TS10520NB
- Part serial
- 20834672J
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 7,231 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont
- Component part number
- TS10520NB
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.