What was found
ROD BOLT BROKE SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE WAS RUNNING SMOOTH UNTIL ROD BROKE.
- Difficulty date
- July 26, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N265RW
- Make and model
- Beech 65B80
- Aircraft serial
- LD381
- Engine
- Lyc IGSO540A1A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Rod Bolt
- Part number
- LW12596
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 6 Rod
- Part time
- 122 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- E, R
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.