What was found
(CAN) ON CLIMB OUT OF EVA LAKE ENGINE NOISE STARTED GETTING LOUDER AND WITHIN 10-15 SECONDS YOU COULD HEAR A METAL SCREECHING SOUND. FOLLOWED BY A LOUD TAPPING THEN A FINAL BIG BANG WHEN ROD BROKE, CABIN FILLED WITH SMOKE.
- Difficulty date
- June 28, 2001
- Submitted
- July 5, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Cessna 172C
- Aircraft time
- 1,634 hours
- Engine
- Frnkln 6A335B
- Propeller
- Mcauly 2A31C21
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Crankshaft
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.