Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Gulstm 500S

Difficulty date
July 8, 2005
Submitted
August 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 500S
Aircraft time
11,841 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540E1B5
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
13E17679
Condition
Sheared
Location
Crankshaft
Component
Engine · Lyc · IO540E1B5
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

CRANKSHAFT SPLIT NEXT TO THE NR 3 MAIN BEARING JOURNAL. FAILURE NEXT TO THE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD. CRANKSHAFT THEN BROKE INTO 3 PIECES AND PUNCTURED THE CRANKCASE ABOVE THE SUMP. ENGINE TEARDOWN RESULTS: A SCRAP CRANKCASE AND NR 3 CYLINDER ALSO SCRAP DUE TO DAMAGE. CAMSHAFT ALSO DAMAGED IN THE FAILURE.