Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Gulstm 500B

Difficulty date
June 2, 2010
Submitted
June 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N610BW
Make and model
Gulstm 500B
Aircraft serial
1523185
Aircraft time
18,075 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540E1A
Engine time
10,707 hours
Part
Crankcase
Part number
LW11036
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT HAD LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE ON LT ENGINE AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND LANDED AS SOON AS PRACTICAL. A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CRANKCASE AT THE TOP FWD STUD HOLE OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER BASE STUD LEADING TO AN OIL GALLEY. NEARLY ALL THE OIL HAD LEAKED OUT.