What was found
FOUND CRACKED CRANKSHAFT FLANGE. INSTALLED 3 BLADE PROP TO DECREASE STRESS ON CRANKSHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- June 1, 2001
- Submitted
- October 24, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N260MM
- Make and model
- Pitts S2B
- Aircraft serial
- 5186
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO540D4A5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YR4
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Flange
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Crankshaft
- 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.