What was found
NR 4 CYLINDER BOTH ROD BOLTS BROKEN. CYLINDER WAS BROKEN FREE OF CRANKCASE ALL THE CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2001
- Submitted
- March 27, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N690RR
- Make and model
- Gulstm 500B
- Aircraft serial
- 500B116988
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Rod Bolt
- Part number
- LS74644
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 1,196 hours
- 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.