What was found
AIRCRAFT EN ROUTE FROM LZU-CLT-ATL WHEN THE RIGHT ENGINE FAILED NR 6 ROD PENETRATED THE CASE. PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO AND, LANDED NO PROBLEMS. CAUSE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2010
- Submitted
- March 24, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N696BD
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH352
- Aircraft time
- 14,392 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- Engine time
- 1,994 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.