Service difficulty report · Gear · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
February 2, 2012
Submitted
February 16, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N311JH
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0814
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Engine time
1,828 hours
Part
Gear
Part number
656914
Condition
Broken
Location
Camshaft
Part time
1,828 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, WHILE COMPLYING WITH AD-07-05-15 (DATED 04/16/07), STARTER ADAPTER 400-HOUR INSPECTION IAW MSB 94-4G, FOUND ONE BROKEN TOOTH ON CAMSHAFT GEAR. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS FOUND OF RELATED DEFECTS OR DAMAGE INTERNALLY OR EXTERNALLY. NO METAL FOUND IN OIL FILTER OR INTERNAL TO THE ENGINE. BROKEN TOOTH NOT FOUND. CAMSHAFT GEAR PN 656914 SUPERCEDES PN 537432.

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