Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Piper PA60601

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
February 24, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N601TE
Make and model
Piper PA60601
Aircraft serial
610264102
Engine
Lyc IO540S1A5
Part
Crankcase
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 5 Cyl
Part time
9,357 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A HARD DOWNDRAFT (REPORTED THAT HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CEILING) APPROX 20 SECONDS LATER NR 2 ENGINE LOST POWER AND HE SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE IN HANGAR REVEALED A CRACKED CASE UPPER SIDE BY NR 5 CYLINDER. AT TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE SHOP REPORTED THAT THE NR 5 CONNECTING ROD HAD LET GO.