What was found
IN FLIGHT FAILURE OF CRANKSHAFT AT THE NR 2 BEARING LOCATION. ACFT LANDED SAFELY.
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna A185E
- Aircraft time
- 8,405 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC3YF1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 10520F
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,246 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.