What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN-FLIGHT, RT ENGINE WAS ROUGH. AFTER LANDING, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD END CAP HAD COME OFF DUE TO ROD BOLT NUT BECAME LOOSE THEN SHEARED BOLT.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3528Y
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317952149
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- LW12186
- Condition
- Detached
- Location
- Nr 6 Cyl Con Rod
- Part time
- 1,598 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.