Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
June 17, 2004
Submitted
August 24, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa R1340*
Part
Bolt
Part number
126209
Condition
Cracked
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
6,450 hours
Component
Crankshaft · Pwa
Component part number
375202
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

THE CRANKSHAFT THRU BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE FRACTURED IN THE AREA JUST BELOW THE THREADS IN THE NECKED DOWN AREA. THE HEAD OF THE COTTER PIN THAT SAFETY LOCKS THE BOLT WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SUMP. THE ENGINE WAS THEN REMOVED AND DISASSEMBLED. UNKNOWN PROBABLE CAUSE, OTHER THAN POSSIBLE FATIGUE FAILURE AND RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT IN THE MATING SPLINES.