Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
September 17, 2010
Submitted
December 17, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6827L
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A1219
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
2,534 hours
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE SN 51773 WAS O/H UNDER WO 41675 ON 7/02/2010 AND INSTALLED IN POS 2. ACFT WAS OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT ANY INCIDENTS. ON 9/17/2010 THE ACFT RECEIVED A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT INSP ALONG WITH ENGINES RUN UP WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED. 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT HAD A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE OF THE NR 2 ENGINE (SN 519773). NO OIL RESIDUE WAS NOTED ON THE ENGINE NARCELLE. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR INSP. THE CREW THAT OPERATED THE ACFT INFORMED OF 2 QT OIL CONSUPTION ON THE NR 2 ENGINE.

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