What was found
FOUND NR 1 PISTON PIN ROD BUSHINGS CRACKED CIRCUMFERENCE WISE .3750 INCH AND SPLIT ABOUT .0312 INCH. FOUR OUT OF 6 BUSHINGS CRACKED. NR 2 CYLINDERS WERE REMOVED FOR LOW COMPRESSION AT ANNUAL.
- Difficulty date
- June 15, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- NT2R043L
Wells Aircraft Inc - Aircraft
- N525RG
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0616
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520L
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Bushing
- Part number
- 530658
- Condition
- Split
- Location
- Piston Pin
- Part time
- 903 hours
- Component
- 632043
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.