What was found
ENGINE DISASSEMBLED 10/4/00. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO POWER SECTION OF ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE OPERATION AFTER FIRST KNOWLEDGE OF MALFUNCTION. POSSIBLE CAUSE, LINK ROD BROKE AT LINK PIN AND DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 6, 2000
- Submitted
- November 2, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5079S
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT301
- Aircraft serial
- 3010116
- Engine
- Pwa R1340AN1
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.