What was found
PILOT REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, THEN FAILED TOTALLY. SUCCESSFUL SINGLE ENGINE LANDING AT SUS. REMOVED COWLING, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD FAILED WHICH PENETRATED CRANKCASE DESTROYING ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N747PB
- Make and model
- Cessna 414A
- Aircraft serial
- 414A1006
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520NB
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 6 Cylinder
- Part time
- 622 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R, K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.