Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 206H

Difficulty date
December 22, 2000
Submitted
December 22, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7273Q
Make and model
Cessna 206H
Aircraft serial
20608045
Engine
Lyc IO540AC1A5
Part
Gear
Part number
13S19648
Condition
Spalled
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
438 hours
Component
Crankshaft · Lyc
Component part number
13F27743
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSP C/W AD 91-14-22 AND LYC SB 475 REV A, NO DAMAGE FOUND TO CRANKSHAFT COUNTERBORE RECESS, ALIGNMENT DOWEL, RETAINING BOLTS AND THREADS. UPON INSP OF CRANKSHAFT GEAR TEETH, SEVERAL WERE FOUND TO HAVE LINEAR PTTING WHICH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY PLATING BREAKDOWN DEFECTS RESEMBLING FRETTING/SPALLING. NO CRITERIA EXISTED IN BODY OF AD, MFG O/H MANUAL, OR SB TO IDENTIFY SERVICEABLE LIMITS FOR DAMAGE FOUND ON TEETH, SO GEAR REPLACED. IT NOTE: THIS ENGINE MAINTAINED USING 50-HR OIL CHANGES/SAMPLE INTERVALS WITH NO EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL PROBLEMS TO THIS POINT. RECOMMEND ADDITIONAL CRITERIA BE ADDED TO SUPPORT PARA (A) OF AD, SO A/W OF GEAR, SHOULD ANY DAMAGE BE FOUND, CAN BE DETERMINED. (X)

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