Service difficulty report · Washer · Bnorm BN2

Difficulty date
October 18, 2016
Submitted
October 18, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N510B
Make and model
Bnorm BN2
Engine
Lyc IO540K1B5
Engine time
3,371 hours, 2,109 cycles
Part
Washer
Part number
71907
Condition
Fragmented
Location
Counterweight
Part time
2,109 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

ONE COUNTERWEIGHT WASHER FOUND TO BE FRACTURED INTO THREE PIECES, BUT MAJORITY OF THE WASHER AND MAJORITY OF THE SNAP-RING WAS IN PLACE AND HAD NOT ALLOWED THE COUNTERWEIGHT PIN TO ESCAPE. MISSING FRAGMENTS WERE NOT RECOVERED FROM THE INTERNAL ENGINE SURFACES. BOTH ENDS (EYELETS) OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT WASHER SNAP-RING WERE SEPARATED, ONLY ONE END WAS RECOVERED FROM THE OIL SUMP.