Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
December 1, 2001
Submitted
January 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N799
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0324
Engine
Cont GTSIO520H
Part
Pin
Condition
Missing
Location
Idler Gear
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

RIGHT ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND VIBRATED BADLY IN FLIGHT, SHUT DOWN. VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND OPEN HOLE IN BACK OF CRANKCASE. IDLER GEAR SUPPORT PIN MISSING. FOUND PIN ON ENGINE NACELLE FLOOR UNDER ENGINE. NO VISUAL DAMAGE NOTED TO PIN. ENGINE NEEDS PIN TO HOLD IDLER GEAR INSIDE OF CRANKCASE TO RUN ACCESSORIES. PIN FALLS OUT, GEAR WAS LOOSE WITH NO SUPPORT INSIDE BACK OF CRANKCASE.

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