What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE CYLINDER #3 IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BUSHING OF THE #3 CYLINDER WAS FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND LOOSE. THE CONNECTING ROD AND CYLINDER WILL BE REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 6, 2020
- Submitted
- May 8, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N514NC
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4020514
- Aircraft time
- 32,008 hours, 41,174 cycles
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520VB
- Engine time
- 4,114 hours, 5,768 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Part number
- 655911
- Part serial
- AE10KA907
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine · Cont · TSIO520VB
- Component part number
- TSIO520VB
- 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.