Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
May 5, 2005
Submitted
May 18, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N28721
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
447995296
Engine
Lyc IO360E1A
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
LW17226
Part serial
49801
Condition
Fractured
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
134,476 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, THEN STOPPED AND WENT INTO FEATHER. AC LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT WHEN THE PROPELLER WAS ROTATED THE AFT CYLINDERS (NR 3, NR 4) PISTONS WOULD NOT MOVE NOR DID ANY ACCESSORIES ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE MOVE. SUSPECT A CLEAN CRANKSHAFT FAILURE (FRACTURE). NO EXTERNAL CRANKCASE DAMAGE NOTED. (K)

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