Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 421B

Difficulty date
February 24, 2001
Submitted
April 3, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5988M
Make and model
Cessna 421B
Aircraft serial
421B0231
Engine
Cont TSIO520H
Part
Rod
Condition
Departed
Location
Rt 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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT ARRIVED WITH RIGHT ENGINE OIL LEAK. FOUND OIL LINE TO BE LEAKING. REPAIRED OIL LINE AND SERVICED BACK UP WITH OIL. ENGINE WAS RERUN AND A ROD CAME LOOSE AND PENETRATED THE CRANKCASE. NO OTHER INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED, EXCEPT THAT THE ENGINE RAN OUT OF OIL DURING FLIGHT, WHICH PROBABLY CAUSED THE ROD TO SEPERATE. AN OVERHAULED ENGINE WAS RECEIVED AND INSTALLED.

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