SDR 97ZZZX3693

Service difficulty report · Oil Tube · Cessna T210N

Difficulty date
July 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5203A
Make and model
Cessna T210N
Aircraft serial
21063306
Engine
Cont TSIO520R
Part
Oil Tube
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Crankshaft
Stage of operation
IN
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

DISCOVERED AT MAJOR OVERHAUL. NEW VAR CRANKSHAFT INSTALLED 1985, ACCUMULATED 1,550 HOURS. FOUND NR 3 OIL TUBE (INSIDE SHAFT) HAD DISLODGED AND WORKED ITS WAY OUT AND HAD PRACTICALLY CUT THE BEARING IN HALF. SUBMITTER BELIEVES THE VAR CRANKSHAFT HAS AS MANY OR MORE PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD AS ITS OLDER PREDECESSOR. MANUFACTURING FLAW. NEED BETTER QUALITY CONTROL.

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