Service difficulty report · Gear Shaft

Difficulty date
August 14, 2004
Submitted
February 28, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Part
Gear Shaft
Part number
70384
Part serial
68672101
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
765 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AT AIRCRAFT 100 HOUR ENGINE WAS FOUND WITH TIGHT SPOT. REMOVED ENGINE ACCYS AND FOUND GOVERNOR SHAFT NOT TURNING DISASSEMBLED ENGINE. FOUND GOVERNOR IDLER GEAR SHAFT (PN 70384) BROKEN IN 3 PARTS; ALL GOV GEARS HAD RG TEETH, 1 OF 2 KNOWN FAILURES, ON SHAFT (PN 70384) WITH SAME SERIAL/ BATCH NUMBERS.