SDR AU960072

Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech 76

Difficulty date
January 22, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 76
Engine
Lyc O360A1G
Part
Pin
Part number
SL134441
Condition
Fractured
Location
Eng Nr 1 Cyl
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

(AUS) ENGINE NO1 PISTON PIN FRACTURED IN CENTRE CAUSING PISTON PIN BOSSTO BREAK EVENLY ON BOTH SIDES OF PISTON - DURING THE 100 HOURLYINSPECTION THE OIL PRESSURE FILTER WAS FOUND TO CONTAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF STEEL AND ALLOY AND THE ENGINE WAS STRIPPED - DAMAGETO TAPPET BODIES, CAMSHAFT, CONNECTING RODS, CRANKCASE AND CYLINDER SKIRTS - MEF INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSEDBY FATIGUE ORIGINATING FROM CORROSION PITTING ON THE SURFACE OF THE PISTON PIN

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