Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date
November 13, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna A185F
Engine
Cont IO520D
Propeller
Mcauly D3A34C403
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Bay
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, 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

(CAN) AIRCRAFT PRE-HEATED FOR 4 HRS PRIOR TO START DUE TO -19 CELSIUS OVERNIGHT TEMP. 100 LL FUEL WAS OBTAINED FROM SEALED DRUMS. ENG RUN-UP WAS GOOD. TAKEOFF WAS GOOD WITH ENG PRODUCING FULL POWER AND RPM. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. ACFT CLIMBED TO 600 FEET AND PILOT REDUCED POWER. ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER, PILOT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND AND ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE POINT. A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND ENG STOPPED ABRUPTLY. A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LDG, ON ICE, WAS CARRIED OUT. ACFT SECURED. IT WAS NOTED THAT TOP AND BOTTOM OF RT SIDE OF ENG COWLING WAS DENTED FROM INSIDE. THERE WAS OIL DRIPPING FROM COWLING. AS PILOT AND PASSENGERS HAD TO WALK 5 MILES BEFORE DARKNESS, NO FURTHER INSP WAS MADE.

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