JASC 8500
Service difficulty reports · 745
Reports filed under 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating), newest first.
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SDR 2014FA0000002Engine · malfunctionedAIRCRAFT ENGINE STUMBLES, ACCELERATES POORLY COLD, PRIMARILY AT TEMPERATURES BELOW +20 DEGREES WHEN ADVANCING POWER THROTTLE FROM LOWER RPM, APPROXIMATELY 1000 RPM AND BELOW, TO TAKEOFF POWER. STUMBLE SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE 900 TO 1200 RPM RANGE. APPLICATION OSDR HYIA20131219001Engine · failedOPERATING FLIGHT 1821 ALB TO MSS RETURNED TO ALB IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF & LANDED SAFELY WITH 3 PAX ON BOARD. PILOT NOTED DECREASING LT ENG OIL PRESS & HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM LT ENG AFTER ROTATION. LT ENG MAGNETO SEPARATED FROM ACCESSORY DRIVE & CONNECTINGSDR B4VR2013121601000Engine · stoppedDURING DESCENT, RADIOS CUT OUT, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND QUIT. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART INFLT AND ON GROUND BUT COULD NOT START ENGINE.SDR LNOS2013FA0000765Baffle · brokenPILOT REPORTED A BURNING ODOR DURING CLIMBOUT. LOW VOLTAGE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR WAS ON. DURING INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BAFFLE HAD BROKEN, ALLOWING CONTACT WITH THE ALTERNATOR TERMINALS. "B" TERMINAL WAS BURNED AND SHOWED SIGN OF CONTACT SDR CHIR201412120057Case · overtempTHE ENGINE WAS ORIGINALLY REMOVED FOR HIGH PTIT. HIGH PTIT WAS CONFIRMED IN THE TEST CELL. DURING DISASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF PLASMA SPRAY EXITING THE AIR DIFFUSER. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED A COMPLETE SECTION OF PLASMA REPAIR MISSDR BSYR20131128001Engine · power lossEN ROUTE FROM TEB TO BUF, ENG LOST ALL POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A ROAD, IN PROCESS, ACFT CLIPPED A POWER LINE & CRASHED NEAR SR 706 IN MONTROSE PA. PILOT WAS OK AFTER ACCIDENT & WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET CHECKED OUT. LOCAL AUTHORITIES WERE NSDR 2013FA0000614Collar · scoredTEST FLEW FOR FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLING REBUILT ENGINES. AFTER .5 HR, LT ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD ONLY MAINTAIN 1700 RPM. AFTER TRYING TO REGAIN POWER WITH FUEL PUMP ON AND SELECTING OTHER WING, COULD NOT GET IT TO DEVELOP ANYMORE THAN THE 1700 RPM. SDR BSYR201309252062Engine · surgesAFTER TAKEOFF, LT ENGINE STARTED TO SURGE. PILOT NOTICED FUEL PRESSURE WAS FOLLOWING THE SURGE. SHUTDOWN LT ENGINE AND RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPENSDR 2013F00177Engine · shutdownAPPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN. AFTER SAFELY LANDING, USED ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP TO RESTART ENGINE. WITH A SUCCESSFUL START, RESUMED TRIP. AGAIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, EXPERIANCED TOTAL ENGINE SSDR 2013FA0000487Engine · roughIN FLIGHT PRECAUTIONARY ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ENGINE ROUGHNESS, CAUSE TO BE DETERMINED 8/2/2013.SDR CA130730002Engine · making metal(CAN) DURING 100 HR INSPECTION THE ENGINE OIL FILTER WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXCESSIVE METAL CONTAMINATION. ENGINE REPLACED.SDR 9USR20131030001Screw · separatedTHE NR 4 LOWER AFT CYLINDER BOLT, HEX COLLAR SCREW WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN.SDR 2PMR2014022800108Shaft · wornAIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO OIL PRESSURE AND FUSELAGE INCLUDING WINDSCREEN TOTALLY COVERED IN OIL. PILOT REPORTED THAT 10,000 FT MSL, THE ENGINE STARTED LEAKING OIL, COVERING THE WINDSCREEN AND WAS SMOKING AND MAKING ABNORMAL NOISES. OIL PRESSURE READ 0 PSI. ACSDR 2013FA07240001Belt · failedV-BELT FAILURE ON RT ENGINE CAUSED RT ALTERNATOR TO FAIL AND ENGINE COOLANT TEMP TO RISE. SHUTDOWN RT ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER. ACFT DIVERTED. V-BELT HAD RECENTLY BEEN REPLACED ON BOTH RT AND LT ENGINES. INVESTIGATION REVEALED POSSIBLE INCORRECT INSSDR 2013FA0000383Thru Bolt · looseWHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING AND REPLACING A ENGINE OIL TEMP PROBE, MECHANIC DISCOVERED ONE OF THE ENGINE CASE THROUGH BOLTS WAS MISSING NUTS AND WASHERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CASE. THE WASHER FOR THE RT SIDE OF THE BOLT WAS FOUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE COWLSDR BSYR201307020001Engine · power lossDURING FLIGHT, ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. DIVERTED AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT INCIDENT. OPEN.SDR HYIA20130611104Bolt · failedCREW REPORTED LOSING RT ENGINE MAP AT 9000 FEET AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM RT ENGINE COWL. THE RT PROP WAS FEATHERED AND RT ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND THE ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIRFIELD. MX INSPECTED AND FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSDR HYIA20130426001Engine · damagedFLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE, NOTICED DECREASING MANIFOLD PRESSURE AS WELL AS DIMINISHING OIL PRESSURE ON THE RT ENGINE AT 6,000". CREW SHUTDOWN ENGINE IN FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY AT DESTINATION AIRPORT. ON MX INSPECTION, DISCOVERED CONNECTING RODS SDR 2013FA0000229Bearing · damagedDURING CHECK 3 MX, 1 OF THE NR2 BEARING BALLS WAS MISSING. THERE WAS NO SECONDARY DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE (ABNORMAL WEAR) AS A RESULT OF THIS FINDING AND THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE BEARING WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL.SDR ECEA2013F00043Engine · overspeedAFTER TAKEOFF, ACFT RT ENGINE ACCELERATED TO APPROX 4500 RPM PILOT TRIED TO REDUCE THE POWER AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GET IT DOWN TO 2900 RPM. FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT.SDR 2013FA0000071Engine · fodSHIPPING PLUG WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF PROPELLER ON A ZERO TIME FACTORY REBUILT ENGINE. INSIDE OF THE CRANKSHAFT BORE, A SLIVER OF METAL WAS FOUND. ENGINE INSTALLATION WAS STOPPED. ENGINE MFG WAS CONTACTED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATISDR CA130102006Engine · shutdown(CAN) ENGINE QUIT AFTER LANDING. ALL SETTINGS SET PROPERLY & GAUGES LOOKED CORRECT BEFORE LANDING. ENGINE DID NOT WANT TO RE-START. TOOK 3 TRIES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. TAXIED TO HANGAR.SDR 2012FA0000794Engine · failedIN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT EXPERIANCED A CATISROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE.SDR F472012F00000Engine · making metalRT ENGINE LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE FEATHER. METAL IN OIL FILTER AND OIL PLUG. DAMPNER DOESN`T TRACK TRUE.SDR 2013FA0000720Thru Bolt · wrong partDURING THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT INVOLVING ACFT, AUSTRALIAN REGISTRATION, THE AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT SAFETY BUREAU (ATSB) BECAME AWARE THAT THE ENGINE CONTAINED PARTS THAT WERE NOT APPROVED TO BE FITTED TO THE ENGINE TYPE. THE PARTS WESDR 2013FA0000125Engine · malfunctionedACFT ENGINE WAS BEING RUN AFTER LT MAGNETO CHECKS. ACFT WENT INTO FULL POWER AND ROLLED ON ITS WHEELS UNCONTROLLABLY TOWARDS THE DIRECTION OF A MAJOR AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION SITE CAUSING SEVERE UNREPAIRABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS. THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTH MAIN GEARSSDR HYIA20121003003Engine · power lossPILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT FUEL FLOW SURGED 10 POUNDS IN CLIMB, FOLLOWED BY THE LT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH. ELECTED TO TURN ON THE AUXILARY FUEL PUMP TO SUSTAIN POWER AND SMOOTH ENGINE PERFORMANCE. ON MX INSPECTION, A VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED OF THE ENGINSDR CA120930001Valve · damaged(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOUD NOISE/VIOLENT VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF, WHILE AIRBORNE. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH PILOT, FOUND OUT THAT FLIGHT CONTROLS WAS NOT THE ISSUE, MOST PROBABLY ENGINE RELATED. AFTER TAKEOFF ENGINE WAS VERY ROUGH AND LOUD. COMPLETED CIRCUIT, WHEN SDR 2013F00032Engine · unknownENGINE STALLED. INSPECTED. ACFT WAS INSPECTED, GROUND RAN ON EACH EVENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.SDR 2013F00031Engine · unknownENGINE STALLED ON LANDING. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED, GROUND RAN ON EACH EVENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.SDR 2013F00030Engine · shutdownENGINE SHUTDOWN ON TAXI & TURN ON RUNWAY. ACFT WAS INSPECTED, GROUND RAN ON EA EVENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.SDR 2012FA0000586Gear · making metalCHANGING OIL DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND STEEL AND RED RUBBERY PIECES IN FILTER. REMOVE ALTERNATOR, METAL COMING FROM DRIVING GEAR ON CRANKSHAFT AND ALTERNATOR DRIVEN GEAR. RUBBER COMING FROM ALTERNATOR DRIVE COUPLER. FOUR BOLTS HOLDING CRANKSHAFT GEAR SDR 2013FA0000119Engine · unknownENGINE STALLED WHEN EXITING RUNWAY. INSPECTED, GROUND RAN, COULD NOT DUPLICATE. PERFORMED OPS CHECK FLIGHT, SATISFACTORY RESULTS.SDR 2013F00029Engine · unknownENGINE STALLED ON LANDING. INSPECTED, GROUND RAN ON EACH EVENT. COULD NOT DUPLICATE.SDR 2012FA0000524Engine · power lossDURING BANNER TOW OPERATIONS, IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROX 600' AGL, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHUTTER VIOLENTLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE POWER. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED WITH NO EFFECT. THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO PERFORM EMERGENSDR 2012F00149Engine · seizedDURING TAKEOFF ONCE THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 100 FT, THE ENGINE SEIZED. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING BACK AT AIRPORT. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND ANOTHER INSTALLED. OPENSDR 2012F00138Engine · power lossAIRCRAFT DEPARTED FOR A 2 HOUR FLIGHT. THE PILOT NOTICED FLUCTUATION IN OIL PRESSURE AND REMAINED AT 8000 FT AGL UNTIL OVER THE AIRPORT. WHILE CIRCLING TO LAND, THE ENGINE FAILED TO PRODUCE POWER. PILOT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT POWER ON THE AIRFIELD.SDR GNMA20120704Engine · power lossPILOT REPORTED LOW RT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND LOW RPM ON GROUND RUN UP WHEN LEAVING TO RETURN TO HOME BASE. ENGINE RESPONSE AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS MADE NO CHANGE ON PERFORMANCE OF RT ENGINE. ACFT WAS GROUNDED. OPENSDR CA120705004Engine · power loss(CAN) ACFT ENGINE HAD POWER ISSUES WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE ACFT LANDED UNDER POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH WHILE ON THE GROUNDSDR BSYA2012022Engine · malfunctionedWHILE EN ROUTE TO FWA, PILOT NOTICED THE RIGHT ENGINE RUNNING HOT ALONG WITH SOME VIBRATION. PILOT PROCEDED TO SHUT RIGHT ENGINE DOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. PILOT NOTIFIED ATC AND LANDED SAFELY AT FWA WITHOUT INCIDENT.SDR 2012FA0000447Engine · failedDURING A TEST FLIGHT, HAD A RT ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROX 2500 FT, REDUCED POWER TO 34.5 INCHES OF MAP AND LEANED ENGINES TO APPROX 35 GAL/HR/SIDE. CLIMBING THROUGH 12,000 FT WITH THE POWER SET TO TOP OF THE GREEN ARC. WHILE MONITORING THE ENGINE GAUGES, NOTICSDR XGN2012F00001Engine · damagedPILOT REPORTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT TO PREVENT DAMAGE. REMOVAL OF THE OIL FILTER AND ITS INSPECTION SHOWED METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE.SDR CA120611002Manifold · cracked(CAN) DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION, THE TECH FOUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WELDMENT, PN 730-1 CRACKED .333 OF THE WAY AROUND. THE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING AIR INTO THE ENGINE AFTER THE FUEL SERVO, WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE MANIFOLD. IF LEFT UNCORRECTED THIS CRACK COULDSDR CA120606008Engine · making metal(CAN) HEAVY METAL FLAKES CONTAMINATION FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER & METAL CHUNK WITH FLAKES IN THE OIL SCREEN. METAL IS ALUMINIUM, NON MAGNETIC.SDR T8VA20120605002Engine · shutdownDURING CRUISE AT 7000FT, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND LOOSING POWER. THE ENGINE STALLED OUT AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. FOLLOWED AIRCRAFT CHECKLIST AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFUL. SECURED FAILED ENGINE ACCORDINGLY TO THE AIRCRAFTSDR 2012FA0000315Thru Bolt · brokenDURING ENGINE OVERHAUL AT APPROX 922 HOURS TT. A HEAVY DUTY CRANK CASE WAS INSTALLED AT THAT TIME. SOME TIME BETWEEN 25 AND 58 HOURS AFTER O/H, A MECHANIC NOTICED THAT A THROUGH BOLT AT THE NR ONE CYLINDER HAD BROKEN AND WAS MISSING. THE ENGINE WENT BACK, WHSDR EPUA2012030901Engine · fireDURING FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED THAT AN ENGINE FIRE WAS OCCURING INSIDE THE RT NACELLE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.SDR GNMA6640C021912Engine · making metalAIRCRAFT LEFT ENGINE WAS SHOWING LOW OIL PRESSURE 10 MINUTES OUT OF AIRPORT, ALL OTHER ENGINE GAUGES READ NORMAL. PILOT STARTED LEFT ENGINE FOR DEPARTURE BACK, BUT LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DID NOT RESPOND. TROUBLESHOT ENGINE AND FOUND METAL SHAVING INSDR CA120228023Engine · making metal(CAN) METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER DURING A 50 HOUR INSPECTION. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IAW LYCOMING SI-1492D. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 30 MINUTES - NO METAL FOUND IN FILTER. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR ONE HOUR AND OIL FILTER WAS AGAIN REMOVSDR 2012FA0000114Washer · damagedNINTH ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT FAILURE, ONE COUNTERWEIGHT WASHER FOUND BROKEN INTO MANY PIECES DURING A SCHEDULE INSP. THE BROKEN WASHER PIECES CAUSED ONE TAPPET BROKEN AND 2 CONNECT ROD, THE CRANKCASES AND OTHER PARTS BADLY DAMAGED. THE WHOLE ENGINE HAD TO BE D
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