What was found
(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN UNSHEDULED LANDING FOR INSPECTION. THE CRANKCASE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE NR 2 CYLINDER. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (TC NR 20070529006)
- Difficulty date
- May 7, 2007
- Submitted
- June 7, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna A185F
- Aircraft time
- 8,993 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520D
- Propeller
- Mcauly D2A34C58
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Part number
- 646778
- Condition
- Destroyed
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine · Cont · IO520D
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.