What was found
NR 6 CYLINDER PISTON BROKEN AT GUDGEON. CONNECTING ROD BIG END CAP BROKEN OFF.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 3533
- Engine
- Cont IO470J
- Propeller
- Hartzl BHC92Z*
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Piston
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 636 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.