ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363180
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 August 1992 |
| Time: | 12:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 152 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N757FW |
| MSN: | 15279714 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9380 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-L2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Xenia, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AN ENGINE FAILED 37 OPERATING HOURS AFTER OVERHAUL. THE LOCATING DOWEL FOR THE CRANKSHAFT GEAR SHEARED AFTER AN INCORRECT PART WAS USED IN PLACE OF THE SPECIFIED ATTACHING BOLT. THE MECHANIC WAS UNAWARE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE APPLICABLE TO THE EFFECTED PARTS AND THEIR INSTALLATION, AND REUSED AN APPARENTLY SERVICEABLE ITEM. THE INSPECTOR WAS AWARE OF THE DIRECTIVE, BUT INTERPRETED IT AS INAPPLICABLE.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER ENGINE OVERHAUL AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA227
History of this aircraft
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| 9 November 1990 | N757FW | State Aerial Farm Statistics | 0 | Zanesville, OH | |
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| 18-Mar-2024 14:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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