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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Augusta, MO · July 7, 2017

Date: July 7, 2017 · 12:26 local
Place: Augusta, MO
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5331K
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N5331KRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9337 · Built 2003 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft was at cruise altitude of approximately 3000FT when the pilot experienced an engine failure. The cylinder fractured from the left engine case half. The pilot landed off airport in a field without further incident or damage to the aircraft. It was discovered the engine connection rod bushing p/n LW-13923 was installed and was a suspected un-approved part. This was one of many Lycoming engines requiring compliance with airworthiness directive 2017-16-11 dated August 15, 2017. Compliance with Lycoming service bulletin 632B dated August 4, 2017 due to faulty connection rod bushings and connection rods assemblies was directed by the airworthiness directive.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 3000FT WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE CYLINDER FRACTURED FROM THE LEFT ENGINE CASE HALF. THE PILOT LANDED OFF AIRPORT IN A FIELD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE ENGINE CONNECTION ROD BUSHING P/N LW-13923 WAS INSTALLED AND WAS A SUSPECTED UN-APPROVED PART. THIS WAS ONE OF MANY LYCOMING ENGINES REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 2017-16-11 DATED AUGUST 15, 2017. COMPLIANCE WITH LYCOMING SERVICE BULLETIN 632B DATED AUGUST 4, 2017 DUE TO FAULTY CONNECTION ROD BUSHINGS AND CONNECTION RODS ASSEMBLIES WAS DIRECTED BY THE AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE.

Other reports on N5331K · 2

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

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