Service difficulty report · Gland Nut · Beech T34A

Difficulty date
July 6, 2015
Submitted
July 6, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N18255
Make and model
Beech T34A
Aircraft serial
G739
Aircraft time
6,009 hours
Engine
Cont IO550B
Engine time
630 hours
Propeller
Mcauly D3A32C*
Part
Gland Nut
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Engine
Part time
630 hours
Component
Conecting Rod · Cont · IO550B
Component part number
IO550B
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
L
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REMOVED NR 4 CYLINDER FOR REPAIR DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION, EXHAUST VALVE, FOUND CRACKED BUSHING IN CONNECTING ROD FOR WRIST PIN. REMOVED FOR REPAIR AND FOUND INCORRECT NUTS INSTALLED ON CONNECTING ROD ATTACH BOLTS. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED ALL CONNECTING ROD ATTACH NUTS INCORRECT. ONLY RECORDED DISASSEMBLY OF ENGINE RECORDED ON NR 1, NR 3 & 6 CYLINDERS REMOVED FOR REPAIR SINCE REBUILD.

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