SDR 95ZZZX5946

Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 170B

Difficulty date
September 25, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2209D
Make and model
Cessna 170B
Aircraft serial
20361
Engine
Cont C1452
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
530184A2
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 6 Cylinder
Part time
3,600 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

NR 6 CONNECTING ROD FRACTURED APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES BELOW PISTON SKIRT. BREAK SHOWED EVIDENCE OF PROGRESSION OVER TIME. FINAL FRACTURE WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF THE DIAMETER OF THE ROD WITH SOME MINOR CORROSION EVIDENT ALONG THE BEGINNING OF THE CRACK. AREA OF BREAK WAS CONSISTENT WITH A STRESS RELATED BUILD-UP CAUSED BY NICKING THE ROD THROUGH POOR MAINTENANCE HANDLING DURING OVERHAULS. ENGINE HAD TWO MAJORS AND A TOP OVERHAUL LOGGED. MAGNAFLUXED AT LAST OVERHAUL.

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