What was found
(CAN) DURING FLIGHT CRANK BROKE IN HALF.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2000
- Submitted
- January 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna A185E
- Aircraft time
- 8,508 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Mcauly D2A34C58
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 631716
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 8,673 hours
- Component
- Crankshaft · Cont · IO520D
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.