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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Pensacola, FL · March 5, 1983

Date: March 5, 1983 · 01:34 local
Place: Pensacola, FL
Airport: Regional
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1024B
Reported as: Piper PA31350
Reported engine: Lycoming LTIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,460 total15 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days

N1024BRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2000 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7652107 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

#4 Cylinder top rod bolt broke causing the bottom bolt to twist and break. Rod bolts #3 cylinder ripped out.

As the FAA filed it

#4 CYLINDER TOP ROD BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE BOTTOM BOLT TO TWIST AND BREAK. ROD BOLTS #3 CYLINDER RIPPED OUT.

Other reports on N1024B · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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