What was found
THREADS IN WASTEGATE ACTUATOR FAILED AT OIL FEED LINE, FITTING SEPARATED FORM ACTUATOR RELEASING ALL OIL FROM LT ENGINE DURING FLIGHT.
- Difficulty date
- July 29, 2013
- Submitted
- September 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N421TG
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0839
- Aircraft time
- 4,623 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520L
- Engine time
- 878 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3FF32C501
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Wastegate Valve
- Part number
- 4810649001
- Part serial
- AC027879
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Zone 500
- Part time
- 33 hours, 6 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- E, B, A, H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.