SDR AU980491

Service difficulty report · Dowel · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
April 18, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Part
Dowel
Part number
STD1065
Condition
Sheared
Location
Crankshaft
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R, Y
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 ACCESSORY DRIVE GEAR POSITIONING DOWEL SHEARED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER AND WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING. ENGINE HAD SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE PRIOR TO THE LAST OVERHAUL AT WHICH THE DOWEL PIN WAS INSPECTED BUT NOT REPLACED.

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