SDR 95ZZZX4594

Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 195

Difficulty date
August 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9368A
Make and model
Cessna 195
Aircraft serial
7447
Engine
Jacobp R755B2
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Power Section
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K, B, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SUDDEN SEVERE VIBRATION APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT FOLLOWED WITHIN 1-2 MINUTES BY COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE TO ZERO. APPROXIMATELY 6 MINUTES TO LANDING WITH RISE IN OIL TEMP OFF SCALE, INCREASED VIBRATION, BURNING ODOR AND PROGRESSIVE POWER LOSS. HAD NORMAL RECENT FLIGHTS, NORMAL START, RUN-UP, AND INITIAL FLIGHT BEFORE PROBLEM STARTED. BRIEF INSPECTION AFTER LANDING DID NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL ALONG BELLY AND SOME ON PROP. MECHANICS CURRENTLY WORKING TO ASCERTAIN PROBLEM.

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