"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in
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I have only had the plane for 3 months. No strike while I have had
it.
The logs, of course, do not say whether a prop strike happended, but
the last major overhaul was 12 years ago, which was only about 318
tach hours ago.

-Sami

kage wrote:
Did this engine ever have a prop strike?

Karl


"O. Sami Saydjari" wrote in message
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Update: The crank shaft broke! That means I was operating on just a
couple of cylinders. The overhaul folks said that have only seen
this happen one other time; apparently it is quite rare.

I am going to visit my engine tomorrow to see the damage for myself,
see if we can conclude what caused it, and learn as much as I can
from seeing my engine splayed out on a workbench.

Seems like a great learning opportunity. Any suggestions on good
questions to ask, or something special I should try to learn from
seeing my engine in this state?

-Sami
N2057M, Piper Turbo Arrow III (in surgery)







I have not followed this entire thread, but from your comment above
about engine usage, I'm not suprised that you had a failure of one kind
or another. 35 hours per year or run time is not very good for a
engine. I'm just glad your here to complain about it! Having the fan
stop turning is a bad thing.