SDR AU960944

Service difficulty report · Crankshaft

Difficulty date
July 5, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
LW17060
Condition
Cracked
Location
R Engine Power S
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) CRANKSHAFT CRACKED INTERNALLY - CRACK LENGTH APPROXIMATELY 50MM (2IN) - THE CRACK WAS LOCATED AT THE BASE OF A CORROSION PIT AND WAS FOUND AFTER THE INTERNAL DIAMETER WAS HONED TO REMOVE THE PIT - FOUND DURING INTERNAL CORROSION INSPECTION OF A CRANKSHAFT IAW LYCOMING SB 505A