Service difficulty report · Gear · Bnorm BN2A8

Difficulty date
August 28, 2003
Submitted
November 3, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A8
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Gear
Part number
13S19648
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
448 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
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 GEAR INCORRECT PART. GEAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY MESHING WITH THE OIL PUMP DRIVE GEAR. PN 13S19648 FITTED INSTEAD OF CORRECT PN 13S19647. SUSPECT ENGINE HAD BEEN CONVERTED FROM EITHER AN IO-540 OR TSIO-540 MODEL, BOTH OF WHICH USED THE FITTED GEAR. PERSONNEL/MAINTENANCE ERROR. UNAPPROVED PART.