Service difficulty report · Bearing · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 1, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
7,774 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Bearing
Condition
Broken
Location
Crankshaft
Part time
8,542 hours
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY FOR A 1 HOUR TRIP. APPROXIMATELY 17 MINUTES INTO THE CRUISE PORTION OF FLIGHT THE PILOT NOTICED A LOSS IN OIL PRESSURE FOLLOWED BY NOISE FROM THE RT ENGINE. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY FEATHERED THE PROP AND SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE. THE WEATHER WAS OK AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE DEPARTURE RUN-WAY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT THE NR 2 BEARING JOURNAL. (TC NR 20061004006)

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