Service difficulty report · Crankshaft

Difficulty date
March 15, 2002
Submitted
March 26, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cont A75*
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
A50446
Part serial
11
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE ENGINE KNOCKING. BROUGHT ENGINE TO US FOR INSPECTION. UPON DISASSEMBLY WE FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT IN TWO PIECES. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN BETWEEN THE FRONT MAIN JOURNAL AND THE NR 4 ROD BEARING JOURNAL. ENGINE WAS OPERATING ON AUTO FUEL. ENGINE HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED FOR REPAIR WORK APPROXIMATELY 20 HOURS BEFORE.