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Incident

FAA incident report · Aircraft · June 8, 1997

Date: June 8, 1997
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: UNKNOWN
Fatal injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

(-23) Teardown inspection of the engine completed with the following results: number 3 cylinder connecting rod broken at the crankshaft end. The break was caused by overheating of the rod bearing due to oil starvation. The starvation caused by aluminum particles from the number 3 cylinder piston pin plug (part number 60828) plugging the oil system screens and filter. A malfunction or defect report will be issued for this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPLETED WITH THE FOLLOWING RESULTS: NUMBER 3 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BROKEN AT THE CRANKSHAFT END. THE BREAK WAS CAUSED BY OVERHEATING OF THE ROD BEARING DUE TO OIL STARVATION. THE STARVATION CAUSED BY ALUMINUM PARTICLES FROM THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER PISTON PIN PLUG (PART NUMBER 60828) PLUGGING THE OIL SYSTEM SCREENS AND FILTER. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS INCIDENT.