- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2001
- Submitted
- June 26, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft serial
- 18503328
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- Part
- Snap Ring
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Crankshaft
- Part time
- 850 hours
- Component
- Crankshaft · Cont
- Component part number
- 10550D
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
3-26-01 REMOVED NO. 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS TO COMPLY WITH CRANKSHAFT COUNTER WEIGHT AD. FACTORY TECH REP REMOVED AND INSPECTED COUNTER WEIGHT AMOUNTING FLANGES (4), REPLACED COUNTER WEIGHTS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS, AND CYLINDERS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS, 50 ENGINE HOURS LATER AFT COUNTER WEIGHT PIN FELL OUT DURING START UP. ENGINE DAMAGED SUBSTANTIAL. ENGINE REMOVED AND REPLACED.