What was found
AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. NR 3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE, CAUSING A HOLE TO BE PUNCHED IN THE CRANKCASE AND DESTROYING THE CAM FOLLOWER AREA. CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2003
- Submitted
- August 15, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N152AW
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15285977
- Engine
- Lyc O235N2C
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.