SDR FFKA122

Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
December 14, 2007
Submitted
December 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401NA
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0035
Aircraft time
15,092 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Engine time
2,424 hours, 1,057 cycles
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
IO550
Part serial
S1462922
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E, R
Precautionary procedure
E, B, A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE LT ENGINE AND FOUND A HOLE IN THE CASE HALF AT THE BASE OF THE NR 6 CYLINDER. THEY ALSO FOUND THE CONNECTING ROD IN 2 PIECES THE CONNECTING ROD CAP ALMOST FLATTENED AND BOTH CONNECTING ROD BOLTS SHEARED. BROKEN PIECES HAVE BEEN SENT FOR ANALYSIS.

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