Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Bnorm BN2A26

Difficulty date
August 5, 2012
Submitted
August 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5891V
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A26
Aircraft serial
3011
Aircraft time
24,118 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Engine time
3,768 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Crankcase
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
3,768 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT HEARD RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND SAW THE OIL PRESSURE DROP. SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE A SAFE LANDING AT OUZINKIE AIR STRIP. UPON INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK IN THE CRANKCASE BETWEEN THE NR 3 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS. A NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED. AFTER REPAIRS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.