Service difficulty report · Cam · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
August 10, 2000
Submitted
August 31, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N22EW
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1058
Engine
Cont IO520E
Part
Cam
Part number
631845
Condition
Stripped
Location
Internal Gear
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY TEETH BEING STRIPPED OFF OF CAMGEAR. ONE TOOTH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN FRACTURED AND THE FOLLOWING 6 TEETH WERE STRIPPED. GEAR WAS STILL PROPERLY FASTENED TO CAMSHAFT. THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR WAS NOT DAMAGED. NO FOREIGN MATERIALS WERE FOUND IN CRANKCASE. ALSO, NO RECENT WORK PERFORMED IN THIS AREA. CAUSE OF FAILURE NOT DETERMINED. (X)

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