Crankshaft failure

[KITT]

If you thought this is a bad thing in a car, take a look at this:

www.referenceonly.com/prop/

[lazyitus]

Crikes,

good job that happened on the ground.

[Boosted Ls1]

Pilot must have cacked himself! Also, look at the oil on his screen. I wonder what his speed and altitude was. Must have been hard for him to see.

Boosted.

[racefan_uk]

Boosted Ls1 said:

Pilot must have cacked himself! Also, look at the oil on his screen. I wonder what his speed and altitude was. Must have been hard for him to see. Boosted.

That will have happened on the ground methinks.

[ZR1cliff]

Now thats what i call CS failure,anyone see the prop failure on "Aircraft Investigations" last night

[Pigeon]

I have known an engine to continue running when the crankshaft was in two pieces.

[remal]

when I say the thread i thought your tiger or polo let go Matt

[ZR1cliff]

Pigeon said:

I have known an engine to continue running when the crankshaft was in two pieces.

I had that happen to a crank on a 2.5 diesel in a Transit Minibus,it was running and the jaggedness of the fracture kept it together,then the fracture got worse and it "locked up".

[eccles]

that could be expensive to fix if the engine bearers are damaged, or have damaged the front bulkhead.....and may well write the aircraft off

[Boosted Ls1]

racefan_uk said:

Boosted Ls1 said: Pilot must have cacked himself! Also, look at the oil on his screen. I wonder what his speed and altitude was. Must have been hard for him to see. Boosted. That will have happened on the ground methinks.

I would hope so.

Boosted.

[eccles]

not exactly a crankshaft failure, but a nice example of how bad it can get if you loose a prop in flight.
(the red line where the prop has entered the fuselage says 'caution propeller', and inside is usually the last seat to be taken)

http://tera.teralink.com/rayk/gallery/20020414/herc0

[wedg1e]

Must admit whenever I fly to Belfast in a Dash-8 I always try to avoid row 5, where the props go past outside the window... about a foot away...
Horrible vibration just at that point in the cabin too.