What was found
NR 3 PISTON CONNECTING ROD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANKSHAFT. PISTON SHEARED MOUNTING STUDS OF CYLINDER HOUSING AT ENGINE CASING. CYLINDER HOUSING SEPARATED FROM ENGINE CASING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2007
- Submitted
- December 13, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5912Q
- Make and model
- Mooney M20E
- Aircraft serial
- 821
- Aircraft time
- 1,800 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360A1A
- Engine time
- 1,810 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Nut
- Condition
- Backed Out
- Location
- Connecting Rod
- Part time
- 1,800 hours
- Component
- Connecting Rod · Lyc
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, Y, T
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A, H
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.