Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 340A

Difficulty date
August 2, 2011
Submitted
August 5, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2696P
Make and model
Cessna 340A
Aircraft serial
340A0779
Aircraft time
3,714 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
4,097 hours, 435 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
1162
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 4 Cylinder
Part time
559 hours, 1 cycles
Component
Cylinder · Eci
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE NR 4 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD, FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED THE ENGINE CASE ABOVE NR 4 CYLINDER MOUNT FLANGE. AT ENGINE TT 4096.7 (7/17/07) THIS ENGINE WAS O/H AND MODIFIED TO 335HP IAW STC SE09104SC RAM SERIES VII. AT THAT TIME MODIFIED CONNECTING RODS PN 1162 WERE INSTALLED IAW STC SE4327SW.

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