Service difficulty report · Crankshaft · Gulstm 500B

Difficulty date
December 29, 2005
Submitted
April 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667CA
Make and model
Gulstm 500B
Aircraft serial
1468166
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Crankshaft
Part number
75077
Part serial
51187251
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE QUIT ON SHORT FINAL. ENGINE FEATHERED ITSELF AND LANDED SAFELY. THE CRANKSHAFT AND CRANKCASE HAD BROKEN BETWEEN NR 4 AND NR 5 CYLINDER. THIS REAR PART OF THE ENGINE WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE ENGINE. (K)