Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
September 23, 2019
Submitted
December 16, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4317B
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
288416001
Engine
Lyc O320D3G
Propeller
Snsnch 74DM
Part
Crankshaft
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, VIBRATING, LOSS POWER, THEN STOPED. THEY MADE EMERGENCY PERCIEDURES AND LANDED, IN A NEARBY EMPTY CORN FIELD. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE, AFTER REMOVING THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE JUST FORWARD OF THE NUMBER FOUR PISTON ARM.

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