What was found
CRANKSHAFT BROKEN AT NR 3 MAIN JOURNAL. POSSIBLE INTERNAL FLAW AT MANUFACTURING.
- Difficulty date
- November 20, 2014
- Submitted
- December 12, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8HT
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0618
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 653520
- Part serial
- N12DA032
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 350 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.