What was found
PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING CLIMB AND THEN LATER ON GROUND AT IDLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONNECTING ROD ON THE NR 5 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE BENT. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2017
- Submitted
- July 6, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818AN
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C0501
- Aircraft time
- 35,047 hours, 33,511 cycles
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- Engine time
- 7,543 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Part number
- 655911
- Condition
- Bent
- Location
- Nr 5 Cylinder
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.