Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Beech V35B

Difficulty date
August 4, 2010
Submitted
August 20, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N550CF
Make and model
Beech V35B
Aircraft serial
D9990
Engine
Cont IO550B
Propeller
Mcauly 3A32C406
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
649900
Part serial
851419
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,771 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

ACFT DEPARTED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON HWY 254. NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. TEARDOWN OF THE ENGINE REVEALED THE CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN AT THE (4TH) BEARING FROM THE FLANGE. THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT HAD ALSO IMPACTED THE CAM SHAFT AND BROKE IT INTO (3) PIECES. ANALYSIS OF THE CRANKSHAFT WILL BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE ANY METALLURGICAL FLAWS.

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