Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
November 17, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft time
4,034 hours
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
AEL321032
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Part time
307 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) METAL FOUND IN FILTER DURING MAINTENANCE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLED AND FOUND CAUSE TO BE OIL TRANSFER TUBE IN FRONT MAIN HAD BROKED IN HALF AND TUBE HAD MOVED OUT OF MAIN JOURNAL AND STARTED TO GOUGE INTO MAIN BEARING. POSSIBLY DAMAGED AT MFG AS TUBE ENDS ARE MECHANICALY SWAGED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT, CRANKSHAFT, SN 1-96701-01.

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