Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
June 2, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft time
12,916 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Engine
Condition
Seized
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND FROM ENGINE. ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CARRIED OUT AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT, PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AT THIS TIME ALL WE KNOW IS THAT THE ENGINE IS SIEZED AND WILL NOT TURN.

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