Service difficulty report · Rod Bearing · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 13, 2017
Submitted
September 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4589X
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
287690045
Aircraft time
3,200 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
3,300 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8S5
Part
Rod Bearing
Part number
AEL13521M006REVH
Condition
Spun
Location
Engine
Part time
110 hours
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.

What was found

PILOT HAD ROUTINE TAKEOFF ABOUT FIVE MINS INTO THE CLIMB ENGINE WAS LOOSING POWER THEN STARTED MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS THEN OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON THEN PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT. AFTER DISASSEMBLY OF ENGINE FOUND NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE ROD BEARINGS WERE SPUN ALL ROD BOLTS WERE TIGHT AND NO SINGS OF OIL PUMP FAILURE

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