Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Blanca 1730A

Difficulty date
December 25, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N14690
Make and model
Blanca 1730A
Aircraft serial
7430637
Engine
Cont IO520K
Part
Crankshaft
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

CRANKSHAFT IS BROKEN IN AREA OF NR6, NR5 ROD JOURNAL. CRANKSHAFT BROKE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AS PROP RPM CONTROL WAS ADVANCED ON SHORT FINAL. ENGINE POWER UNDER VERY LOW POWER. ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN DISASSEMBLED YET. THERE IS ALREADY AN AD NOTE TO TAKE THESE SHAFTS OUT OF SERVICE. IT WAS A NON VAR SHAFT. (K)