What was found
ROD BOLT WAS MAGNAFLUXED AND CLEANED 75.8 HOURS PRIOR TO FAILURE. TT UNKNOWN, SUSPECT UNDETECTED METAL FATIGUE. BOLT BROKE UNDER FULL POWER AND HIGH RPM. SUGGEST CHANGING OUT ROD BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS AT EACH MAJOR OVERHAUL.
- Difficulty date
- March 28, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N1040T
- Make and model
- Beech 95A55
- Aircraft serial
- TC318
- Engine
- Cont IO470L
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Rod Bolt
- Part number
- 35972
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1
- 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.