Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
September 22, 2018
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft time
5,061 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF34C92
Part
Support
Part number
534728
Condition
Loose
Location
Idler Gear
Part time
1,640 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT SUFFERED AN UNCOMMANDED RIGHT ENGINE SHUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, PILOT EXECUTED AND ENGINE OUT SHUT DOWN AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER, THEN DIVERTED. ON OPENING THE RIGHT ENGINE COWLS THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: THE TWO RETAINING STUDS (P/N 401963) AND NUTS FOUND SHEARED OFF ALLOWING THE IDLER GEAR SUPPORT (P/N 534728) TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE IDLER ASM GEAR (P/N 632795 & ACC DRIVER GEAR (P/N 632829) TO DROP DOWN INTO THE REAR ENGINE CASE. CAUSING LOSS OF IGNITION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE IN FLIGHT. OTHER NOTES: ENGINE CAN STILL BE ROTATED BY HAND AND THE STARTER ADAPTER DOES NOT ENGAGE THE ENGINE. (TC# 20180925012)

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