Aircraft Reciprocating-Engine Failure - Pilot und Flugzeug

4.4 Powertrain component failure control plans....................................... 31
4.4.1 Component fracture control plans..................................... 31
4.4.2 Component melting control plan ...................................... 33
4.4.3 Bearing surface damage control plan................................ 33
4.5 References .......................................................................................... 34
5 FAILURE ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY ............................................... 35
5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 35
5.2 Methodology....................................................................................... 35
5.3 Information gathering ......................................................................... 36
5.3.1 Seeing ............................................................................... 36
5.3.2 Classifying ........................................................................ 36
5.3.3 Communicating................................................................. 37
5.3.4 Evaluating ......................................................................... 38
5.3.5 Analysing.......................................................................... 38
5.4 References .......................................................................................... 38
6 POWERTRAIN FAILURE OCCURRENCES – 2000-2005..................... 40
6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................ 40
6.2 Combustion chamber assembly failures ............................................. 42
6.2.1 Occurrence 2000/2157 VH-MZK (right engine) .............. 43
6.2.2 Occurrence 2000/3675 VH-NPA...................................... 50
6.2.3 Occurrence 2001/2885 VH-MJA...................................... 52
6.2.4 Occurrence 2001/3357 VH-RNG ..................................... 53
6.2.5 Occurrence 2001/3251 VH-FIA ....................................... 55
6.2.6 Occurrence 2002/2059 VH-LTW ..................................... 56
6.2.7 Occurrence 2002/5129 VH-TZY ...................................... 58
6.2.8 Occurrence 2003/3532 VH-HJS ....................................... 59
6.3 Connecting rod assembly failures....................................................... 60
6.3.1 Introduction....................................................................... 60
6.3.2 Occurrence 2000/90 VH-MZK (left engine) .................... 61
6.3.3 Occurrence 2000/1327 VH-BNN ..................................... 64
6.3.4 Occurrence 2001/1405 VH-LTW ..................................... 66
6.3.5 Occurrence 2002/3474 VH-ACZ...................................... 68
6.3.6 Occurrence 200303701 VH-OCF ..................................... 71
6.4 Crankshaft failures.............................................................................. 74
6.4.1 Introduction....................................................................... 74
6.4.2 Occurrence 2000/2157 VH-MZK (left engine) ................ 75
6.4.3 Occurrence 2000/2276 VH-ODE...................................... 83
6.4.4 Occurrence 2001/2544 VH-TTX ...................................... 85
6.4.5 Occurrence 2001/4799 VH-BEM ..................................... 88
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