Service difficulty report · Engine · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
April 2, 2005
Submitted
April 22, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N328RG
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347570061
Aircraft time
2,310 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360B
Engine time
2,310 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCC2YF2
Part
Engine
Part number
TSIO360B
Part serial
303065
Condition
Destroyed
Location
Left
Part time
2,310 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKE-OFF THE LT ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TWO CONNECTING RODS (NR 5, 6) FAILED AND KNOCKED A HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE. THE RESULTING HOLE IN THE CRANKCASE WAS THE LOCATION OF A FIRE WHICH BURNED THROUGH THE COWLING AND CONTINUED BURNING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED SAFELY. AFTER LANDING THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

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