What was found
AT CRUISE 6500 FT, NR 3 PISTON PIN ALUMINUM END PLUG BROKE OFF THE STEEL PIN. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PISTON, RINGS, CYLINDER AND ULTIMATELY STOPPED THE ENGINE, SEIZED.
- Difficulty date
- November 15, 2013
- Submitted
- November 15, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9443M
- Make and model
- Cessna 210K
- Aircraft serial
- 20159343
- Aircraft time
- 5,766 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520L
- Engine time
- 2,322 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Plug
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Piston Pin
- Component
- Piston Pin · Cont
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.