What was found
ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT. ROD WAS FOUND TO HAVE EXITED CRANK CASE.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2015
- Submitted
- August 27, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N24XT
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR20
- Aircraft serial
- 1039
- Aircraft time
- 803 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO360ES
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Rod
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 803 hours
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, T
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.