What was found
WHEN REMOVING NR 2 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS TO CORRECT LOW COMPRESSION (LEAKING PAST RINGS), BOTH PISTON PINS WERE FOUND BROKEN IN TWO.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N91WM
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1396
- Engine
- Cont IO550C
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston Pin
- Part number
- 630046
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Part time
- 1,314 hours
- 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.