Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
August 18, 2005
Submitted
August 30, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0237
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
642399
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AT 3000 FT, ON APPROACH, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, PILOT PERFORMED FLOW CHECK, ALL ENGINE INSTRUMENTS APPEARED NORMAL, BOOST PUMPS TO LOW AS A PRECAUTIONARY. LT ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHER THEN SHUTDOWN, PILOT FEATHERED LT PROPELLER, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT FOUND NR 5 CONNECTING ROD FAILED. (VIVIBLE THRU 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER HOLE IN CASE HALVES. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT ENGINE AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. (NE01200505272)

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