Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Cessna 182N

Difficulty date
July 20, 2000
Submitted
August 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 182N
Aircraft time
2,907 hours
Engine
Cont IO470D
Propeller
Mcauly D2A34C58
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
649133
Condition
Separated
Location
Fwd - Nr 1 Row
Part time
3,746 hours
Component
Crankshaft · Cont
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, T, Y
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CRUISE ATTITUDE, IN PREPARATION TO DISEMBARK SKYDIVERS, WHEN PILOT NOTICED AN ENGINE VIBRATION FOLLOWED BY A BANG, ENGINE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED AND PUNCTURED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE CRANKCASE. THIS AIRCRAFT ENGINE HAS BEEN MODIFIED PER STA NR SA95-55 AND SE95-9.

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