Service difficulty report · Engine · Bnorm BN2A26

Difficulty date
January 23, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bnorm BN2A26
Aircraft time
18,583 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4C5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ENG FOUND TO HAVE DROP IN OIL PRESS. INSP, PUNCTURE HOLE WAS FOUND IN TOP OF RT CRANKCASE HALF. METAL WAS FOUND IN OIL SCREEN. CYL 2, 4, AND 6 WERE REMOVED FOR INSP. 4 OF 12 LIFTER BODY CONTACT FACES WERE BROKEN. BROKEN MATERIAL FROM LIFTER BODIES INTRODUCED TO ENGINE, RESULTING, COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF ENG INTERNAL. EXACT CAUSE OF LIFTER BODY CONTACT FACES BREAKING COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, SUSPECTED THAT EXCESS CORROSION ON LIFTER FACE COULD HAVE BEEN TO BLAME. DETERMINED BY RETRIEVAL OF BROKEN PIECES IN ENGINES OIL SUMP AND OIL SCREEN AND EXAMINING THEM. CORROSION WAS EVIDENT ON 2 OF LIFTER FACES. ENG DOES NOT REACH HIGH ENOUGH OPERATING TEMP TO BURN OFF MOISTURE CREATED BY ENG OPERATION.