SDR 98ZZZX4747

Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Robsin R22

Difficulty date
November 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R22
Engine
Lyc O320B2C
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
13B17060
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Engine
Part time
1,512 hours
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

WHILE INSPECTING CRANKSHAFT, S/N V21384, PER TEXTRON LYC MSB 475B AND FAA AD 91-14-22, NOTICED CRANKSHAFT COUNTERBORE HAD BEEN FACTORY REPAIRED BY CHROME PLATING PER MSB 475B; CRANK FLANGE MARKED 'L-21884-1', HOWEVER, NEW 13S19646 GEAR MARKED 7189, 29/98, MFR30620, WOULD NOT START INTO CRANKSHAFT COUNTERBORE DUE TO A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE RADIAL POSITION OF THE DOWEL IN THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE DOWEL HOLE IN THE GEAR. CRANKSHAFT WAS REPAIRED BY RELOCATING THE DOWEL HOLE .0045 INCH CLOSER TO AXIS AND INSTALLATION OF .010 INCH OVERSIZE DOWEL. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS THE 7TH EXAMPLE OF THIS PROBLEM NOTED BY THIS REPAIR STATION THIS YEAR.