What was found
DURING DIFFERENTIAL COMPRESSION CHECK FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER 20/80. REMOVED CYLINDER AND DISCOVERED THE CONNECTING ROD BENT. REPLACED THE ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2004
- Submitted
- October 6, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2147L
- Make and model
- Beech 95B55
- Aircraft serial
- TC1991
- Aircraft time
- 6,206 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520C
- Engine time
- 1,574 hours
- Propeller
- Hartzl EHCA3VF2
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Part number
- 646778
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 1,574 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.