What was found
NR 5 CYLINDER SEPARATED FORM ENGINE IN FLIGHT BENT NR5 ROD AND DAMAGED CASE. PILOT FEATHERED ENGINE ON DECENT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
- Difficulty date
- April 24, 2013
- Submitted
- April 24, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N68685
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0169
- Aircraft time
- 7,171 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520L
- Engine time
- 4,669 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Cylinder
- Part number
- 658180
- Part serial
- AC11MB121
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 5
- Part time
- 272 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.