Service difficulty report · Shaft · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
August 5, 2002
Submitted
September 26, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N65AE
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0953
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Part
Shaft
Part number
534728
Condition
Failed
Location
Idler
Part time
1,176 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING CLIMB TO MK LEVELED AT 18K. ENGINE OPS BECAME ROUGH, THEN TACH WENT TO ZERO. PILOT OBSERVED SMOKEY MIST FROM LOUVERS. ENGINE TURNED OFF AND FEATHERED. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED. INSPECTED AND FOUND IDLER SHAFT LOOSE IN NACELLE. AIRCRAFT IN STORAGE TIL MAINTENANCE ACTION IS ORGANIZED. LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL WAS OBSERVED IN FLIGHT, STREAMING OUT AFTER SHUTDOWN AND IS CURRENTLY ALL OVER NACELLE. ENGINE WILL BE REMOVED AND SENT FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR.

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