Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 1, 2015
Submitted
October 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3249M
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0296
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
2,183 hours
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
655911
Condition
Out Of Limits
Location
Engine
Part time
2,183 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE NR 2 CYLINDER, THE CONNECTING ROD BUSHING, PN 530658, HAD MOVED FROM THE CONNECTING ROD BORE IN A REARWARD DIRECTION & EXHIBITED MISSING MATERIAL FROM CONTACT WITH THE PISTON PIN BORE BOSS. THE ENG WAS COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT NR 1, 2, 3 & 4 CONNECTING ROD BUSHINGS WERE DISPLACED FROM THEIR NORMAL POSITION. THE BUSHINGS WERE REMOVED FROM EACH OF THE SIX CONNECTING RODS. THE CONNECTING ROD, PN 655911, BUSHING BORES WERE MEASURED & NR 1, 2, 3 & 4 CONNECTING ROD BUSHING BORES MEASURED OVERSIZE BEYOND PUBLISHED LIMITATIONS. THESE CONNECTING RODS HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY AN OUTSIDE REPAIR STATION IN DECEMBER 2013 WHEN THE ENG LAST OVERHAULED. THE NR 5 & 6 CONNECTING ROD BUSHING BORES MEASURED WITHIN PRESCRIBED LIMITATIONS.

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