Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
March 11, 2014
Submitted
March 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N63HL
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
2144
Aircraft time
1,998 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,012 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Accessory Drive
Part time
3,020 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT ENGINE WOULD NOT START. STARTER NOISE COULD BE HEARD BUT THE PROPELLER DID NOT TURN. FLIGHT THE PRIOR DAY HAD BEEN NORMAL WITH NO ANOMALIES. DURING INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE ACCESSORY GEAR DRIVE TO THE BACK OF THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT HAD SHEARED OFF. USING A BOROSCOPE THROUGH THE MAGNETO MOUNTING POINTS CLEARLY SHOW A BOLT LODGED BETWEEN PART OF THE ENGINE HOUSING AND THE ACCESSORY GEAR DRIVE. ENGINE LOGS SHOW IT WAS O/H ON OCTOBER 15, 2008 AT 2,008.3 ENGINE HOURS. PRIOR TO HAVING POSSESSION OF THE ACFT. THIS ENGINE WAS INSTALLED FEBRUARY 13, 2009 AT 986.2 AIRFRAME FLIGHT HOURS. SINCE THAT TIME THE ENGINE HAS ACCUMULATED JUST 1,012.1 ENGINE FLIGHT HOURS TO THE POINT THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. GROUNDED THE ACFT.

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