Service difficulty report · Impeller · Cessna 172M

Difficulty date
January 31, 2005
Submitted
March 9, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N100M
Make and model
Cessna 172M
Aircraft serial
17265590
Engine
Lyc O320E2D
Part
Impeller
Part number
LW18110
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Oil Pump
Part time
1,657 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLYING AT 1700 FT WITH PWR SETTING OF 2400 RPM, VIBRATION OCCURED. SCANNED GAGES, ALL NORMAL. PULLED CARB HEAT AND VIBRATION DISAPPEARED. SCANNED GAGES AGAIN, NOTICED OIL PRESS WAS ZERO. PWR STARTED TO BLEED OFF, RPM`S DROPPED TO 2200, DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE ADVANCE. DESCENDED TO LAND, ENGINE SEIZED. LANDED AC IN A FIELD W/O DAMAGE TO AC, PERSONNEL INJURY. INSP REVEALED OIL SUPPLY AT 7 QTS. NO METAL IN OIL AND PROP WAS FREE TO ROTATE. PILOT INDICATED OIL TEMP WAS NORMAL DURING INCIDENT. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF ENG, FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF NON-FERROUS PARTICLES. OIL SCREEN FOUND TO BE CLEAN. DISSASSEMBLED OIL PUMP, FOUND IMPELLER PARTIALLY DESTROYED AND CRACK STARTING AT CENTER BORE. (SO35200508187)

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