What was found
CONNECTING ROD TO CRANKSHAFT BEARING FAILED RESULTING IN ROD DISCONNECTING FROM CRANKSHAFT AND SUBSEQUENT CASE PENETRATION AND ENGINE STOPPAGE.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2005
- Submitted
- November 26, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N23JK
- Make and model
- Amrgen AA5B
- Aircraft serial
- AA5B0022
- Aircraft time
- 3,100 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4K
- Engine time
- 2,043 hours
- Propeller
- Snsnch 76EM8
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Part number
- LW11750
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 2,043 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.