SDR 97ZZZX3978

Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
July 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9412Z
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
420606473
Engine
Cont IO520F
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
A830M1
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Main Jrnl
Part time
1,383 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

CRANKSHAFT SEPARATED BETWEEN NR 2 ROD BEARING AND NR 2 MAIN BEARING JOURNALS. FRETTING NOTED ON CASE MATING HALVES. NR 1 CYLINDER WAS PREVIOUSLY REMOVED AND REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 555 HOURS BEFORE FAILURE OF CRANK. NR 2 MAIN BEARING HAD SHOWED SIGNS OF SPINNING.

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