What was found
CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT THE NR 4 CONNECTING ROD JOURNAL, SEPARATION OCCURRED AT THE NR 5 CHEEK COUNTING FROM THE FRONT OF CRANKSHAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2016
- Submitted
- August 29, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N365ES
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17280023
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 9,094 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Part number
- 13B2712185
- Part serial
- V53793260
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 9,094 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.