What was found
DURING CLIMB OUT, PIC HEARD ENGINE NOISE. AT 6000 AGL ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND PILOT LANDED AT NEAREST AIRPORT. A SUBSEQUENT ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED APPROXIMATELY 12 CAM GEAR TEETH DAMAGED ON PN 655516A.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2015
- Submitted
- February 8, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N61SM
- Make and model
- Beech A36
- Engine
- Cont IO520BA
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Camshaft
- Part number
- 655516A
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.