What was found
NR 5 CYLINDER ROD CAP CAME OFF. BOTH ROD BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THE CYLINDER WAS BROKEN AND SEPARATED FROM CRANKCASE AT ITS FLANGE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2000
- Submitted
- July 20, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N304JT
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 1494175
- Engine
- Lyc IO540E1A5
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Rod Bolt
- Part number
- SL74644
- Condition
- Broken
- Part time
- 60 hours
- Component
- Connecting Rod · Lyc
- Component part number
- 74502
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.