Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Piper PA28R201T

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38567
Make and model
Piper PA28R201T
Aircraft serial
28R7703243
Engine
Cont TSIO360FB
Part
Crankshaft
Part serial
N04CA187
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
35 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

AFTER INSTALLING REBUILT MAGS, TEST RAN AND WAS KNOCKING. REMOVED NR 1 CYLINDER AND FOUND CRANKSHAFT BROKEN AT THE JOURNAL. I FEEL THE CRANK MAY BE BROKEN IN ANOTHER SPOT. MFG IS AWARE OF THIS AND A REPLACEMENT ENGINE HAS BEEN SENT. PILOT WAS FLYING AT 7000 FT AND THE ENGINE QUIT. MADE A SAFE LANDING. (CE01200502280)

More about the Piper PA-28R-201T