What was found
INFLIGHT FAILURE OF ENGINE, DUE TO OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR SHAFT SHEARING. PILOT WAS IN CRUISE . ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 4000 FT MSL, UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT AIRPORT.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2009
- Submitted
- October 1, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2443M
- Make and model
- Piper PA28R201T
- Aircraft serial
- 28R7803128
- Aircraft time
- 2,857 hours
- Engine
- Cont TSIO360*
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A36C410
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 960 hours
- Component
- Gear · Cont
- Component part number
- 654720BPC
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.