Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
March 17, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft time
8,525 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
11621RAM
Condition
Worn
Location
Piston
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PISTON PIN BUSHING FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. ENG DISMANTLED AND FAILURE DETERMINED TO BE CASUED BY SEALANT BLOCKING THE PISTON COOLING JET TO NR 2 CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE CAUSED BY THE USE OF EXCESSIVE SEALANT (POSSIBLY LOCKTITE 515) THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE AT OVERHAUL. THE SEALANT MIGRATED THROUGH THE OIL GALLERIES AND CREATED A BLOCKAGE IN THE NR 2 PISTON COOLING NOZZLE, STOPPING THE FLOW OF OIL TO THE PISTON PIN BUSHING, THUS CAUSING IT TO PICK UP ON THE PISTON PIN.

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