Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna U206A

Difficulty date
June 8, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna U206A
Engine
Cont IO520F
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C401
Part
Pump
Part number
631714A7
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT FLYING IN CRUISE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. ENGINE CONTINUED TO ROTATE FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN SIEZED. UPON LANDING 2 LARGE HOLES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE CRANKCASE WHERE THE NR 3 & NR 4 CONNECTING RODS HAD COME THROUGH THE CRANKASE. UPON DISASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTED THAT ALL THE CONNECTING RODS WERE AFFECTED BY A LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE OCURRED WHEN AN EXCESS AMOUNT OF CARBON WENT THROUGH THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE IN THE OIL PUMP, THEREFORE CAUSING A LOW OIL PRESSURE/FLOW IN THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE VALVE COULD NOT SEAL DUE TO THE CARBON FRAGMENTS.

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