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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 402B · Valentine, NE · January 19, 2010

Date: January 19, 2010 · 07:55 local
Place: Valentine, NE
Airport: Valentine Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: DUFA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3796C
Reported as: Cessna 402B
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3796CRegistered now · Cessna 402BS/N 402B0803 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 402B Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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N3796C, Cessna 402B, was operated as DKT1576 by business aviation courier inc dba encore air cargo. The aircraft was enroute from sioux falls, south dakota to Valentine, NE when the left engine lost power. The pilot landed safely at Valentine. Maintenance found the left engine #5 cylinder connecting rod had punched a hole in the crankcase. The engine was replaced. Engine tt 1451 hours, tbo 1600 hours.

As the FAA filed it

N3796C, CESSNA 402B, WAS OPERATED AS DKT1576 BY BUSINESS AVIATION COURIER INC DBA ENCORE AIR CARGO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA TO VALENTINE, NE WHEN THE LEFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT LANDED SAFELY AT VALENTINE.MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE #5 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD HAD PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.ENGINE TT 1451 HOURS, TBO 1600 HOURS.

Other reports on N3796C · 1

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