Service difficulty report · Gear · Piper PA12

Difficulty date
April 26, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N92732
Make and model
Piper PA12
Aircraft serial
12168
Engine
Cont TSIO360KB
Part
Gear
Part number
653814
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Pump
Part time
1,547 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

ENGINE LOST POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED. INVESTIGATION FOUND BROKEN DRIVE DOGS ON THE OIL PUMP GEAR, AS WELL AS GEAR TEETH ON THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR AND OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE CAM GEAR. THE REASON FOR THE FAILURE OF THE OIL PUMP GEAR IS UNKNOWN. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE OIL PUMP PROBLEM CAUSED THE TEETH OF THE OTHER GEARS TO BRAKE. I WOULD BE REMISS IN RECOMMENDING A COURSE OF PREVENTIVE ACTION DUE TO THE LACK OF CAUSAL FACTOR OF THIS OCCURRENCE. (K)

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