What was found
PISTON CONNECTING ROD BOLT BROKE CAUSING PISTON ROD TO PENATRATE ENGINE CRANKCASE CAUSING OIL DEPLETION AND ENGINE FAILURE.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 2015
- Submitted
- November 10, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N999AR
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17268006
- Aircraft time
- 5,858 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O320H2AD
- Engine time
- 1,242 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- SL78027
- Part serial
- NONE
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Connecting Rod
- Part time
- 1,241 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- T, K, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- E, B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.