What was found
CRANKSHAFT FRACTURE RESULTING IN INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE. FOUND DURING ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION.
- Difficulty date
- September 23, 2019
- Submitted
- September 23, 2019
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N80WH
- Make and model
- Beech F33A
- Aircraft serial
- CE504
- Aircraft time
- 4,674 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 1,030 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 649900
- Part serial
- N02JA264
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,030 hours
- Component
- Engine · Cont · IO550B
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.