What was found
ENGINE SUFFERED WHAT APPEARS AS A CONNECTED ROD BOLT FAILURE OR ROD FAILURE. ROD ASSY BROKE-NR 1 CYLINDER PAD AREA DAMAGED. NOSE SECTION OF CASE BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2002
- Submitted
- June 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N78GH
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852121
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- LW12596
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 716 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.