SDR 95ZZZX811

Service difficulty report · Crankcase · Beech 58

Difficulty date
January 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66518
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1044
Engine
Cont IO520CB
Part
Crankcase
Part number
642001
Condition
Cyl Separated
Location
Nr 2
Part time
2,889 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
E, R, K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED ROUGHNESS IN RIGHT ENGINE, HE REDUCED POWER, ENGINE RAN SMOOTH FOR A SHORT TIME THEN BECAME ROUGH AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, OIL WAS NOTED ON THE TOP OF RIGHT COWL. THE PILOT FEATHERED THE ENGINE AND LANDED. NR 2 CYLINDER WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE CASE AND TOP THROUGH-BOLT FOUND BROKEN. CANNOT DETERMINE WHICH FAILED FIRST, THE BOLT OR THE CASE.

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