What was found
AIRCRAFT HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND A LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE DURING NORMAL FLIGHT. INSPECTION OF ENGINE AFTER EMERGENCY LANDING REVEALED A SPUN BEARING ON CRANKSHAFT AND THE NR 3 ROD WAS BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1931T
- Make and model
- Gulstm AA5
- Aircraft serial
- AA50744
- Engine
- Lyc O320E2G
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Spun
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,400 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A, B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.