Service difficulty report · Connecting Rod · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 23, 2010
Submitted
December 27, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N121PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0507
Aircraft time
27,693 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
82 hours
Part
Connecting Rod
Part number
642399
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
82 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, CLIMBING THROUGH 6300' MSL, LT ENGINE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND RUN ROUGH, EGT WENT TO ZERO, AND OIL PRESSURE BEGAN DROPPING. SMOKE AND OIL STARTED COMING FROM TOP OF THE ENGINE COWL. CREW SECURED ENGINE AND RETURNED TO BLOCK. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX INSPECTED LT ENGINE, FOUND NR 2 CONNECTING ROD ASSY HAD PENETRATED CASE BELOW LT MAGNETO. MX R & R LT ENGINE. R & R PROPELLER AND TURBOCHARGER FOR POSSIBLE OIL CONTAMINATION. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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