What was found
EN ROUTE FROM MKE TO STP, PILOT NOTICED LEFT ENGINE SLOWING DOWN AND OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND DIVERTED TO MCN. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER CONNECTING ROD BUSTED THROUGH THE CASE. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- January 27, 2009
- Submitted
- February 3, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N400RP
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH319
- Aircraft time
- 17,436 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- Engine time
- 332 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- IO520C
- Part serial
- 823960R
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Left
- Part time
- 332 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.