Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Beech 65B80

Difficulty date
October 23, 2020
Submitted
October 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N306D
Make and model
Beech 65B80
Aircraft serial
LD439
Aircraft time
5,962 hours
Engine
Lyc IO720A1B
Engine time
1,323 hours
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
LW10646
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
4,405 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T, K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PILOT NOTICED ONSET OF SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION, FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE LOSS. SHUT DOWN LT ENGINE ON FINAL AT KMSP. PILOT NOTIFIED MSP TOWER OF ENGINE FAILURE. ONCE ON GROUND UPON COWLING REMOVAL THERE WAS EVIDENCE THE PISTON ROD ON NR 8 CYLINDER HAD A ROD BRAKE AND POKE A HOLE THROUGH THE CASE.

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