Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
December 18, 2017
Submitted
December 18, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2075Q
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG0475
Aircraft time
4,656 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1B6
Engine time
4,656 hours
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Connecting Rod
Part time
920 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FAILURE OF CONNECTING ROD BOLT DUE TO LOSS OF NUT ON OTHER BOLT. ENGINE HAD FIREWALL FORWARD STC SE2741NM PISTON, CONNECTING ROD AND HARDWARE INSTALLED. ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT CORRECT PER STC, NR 3 CYLINDER HAD ONE CONNECTING ROD BOLT SHEARED, THE OTHER ONE WAS HAD SECONDARY DAMAGE WAS IN PLACE IN THE CAP. NO SIGNS OF FAILURE OF THIS BOLT THREADS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE NUT WAS MISSING.

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