Service difficulty report · Bearing · Navion STCNAVION

Difficulty date
May 6, 2011
Submitted
June 6, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2561T
Make and model
Navion STCNAVION
Aircraft serial
42561
Aircraft time
3,400 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BA
Engine time
1,900 hours
Part
Bearing
Condition
Spun
Location
Engine
Part time
1,900 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND PRODUCED ONLY PARTIAL POWER. MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WITHIN 5 MINUTES. ON TEARDOWN, DISCOVERED NR 2 MAIN BEARING HAD SPUN AND CUT OIL TO NR 3 ROD BEARING WHICH OVERHEATED. NR 3 AND NR 4 RODS SEPARATED FROM CRANK AND KNOCKED 3 HOLES IN CASE.