What was found
ENGINE LOST POWER DUE TO LOSS OF OIL. ENGINE WAS CAGED IN OMA AND LANDED SAFELY. GROUND INSPECTION SHOWED HOLE IN CRANKCASE. PROBABLY ROD CAP SEPARATION DUE TO ROD BEARING FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- October 26, 2004
- Submitted
- November 17, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N411JF
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 500B101435
- Engine
- Lyc IO540B1A5
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankcase
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.