Service difficulty report · Woodruff Key

Difficulty date
November 24, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Part
Woodruff Key
Part number
STD1973
Condition
Broken
Location
Oil Pump
Stage of operation
IN
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)THE OWNER REPORTED THAT #5 CYLINDER PISTON ROD MOVED ABNORMALLY AND THERE WAS A LOT OF METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. INTERNAL INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENGINE HAD LACKED OIL BECAUSE THE OIL PUMP DRIVE KEY (W OODRUFF KEY) HAD BROKEN. THE OIL PUMP AND THE ENGINE WERE ALMOST TOTAL WRITE OFFS DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.