SDR 95ZZZX2892

Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Cessna 340CESSNA

Difficulty date
May 30, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7632Q
Make and model
Cessna 340CESSNA
Aircraft serial
3400236
Engine
Cont TSIO520J
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
633620
Condition
Broke
Location
Main Journal
Part time
6,532 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENGINE FAILURE - LEVEL AT 12,000 FEET MSL CRUISE POWER. RAPID REDUCTION IN RPM, M.A.P., AND O.P., THEN PUT IN FEATHER. UPON LANDING, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT NR 1 AND NR 2 CYLINDERS PISTONS DO NOT MOVE WHEN CRANKSHAFT/PROPELLER IS ROTATED. ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE HAS YET TO BE DISASSEMBLED, IT CAN BE ASSUMED THE CRANKSHAFT IS PROBABLY BROKEN AT A REAR MAIN JOURNAL.