Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 18, 2015
Submitted
October 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N38CJ
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0023
Aircraft time
19,827 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Nut
Part number
SA628109
Condition
Broken
Location
Connecting Rod
Part time
19 hours
Component
Connecting Rod
Component part number
646778
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

NR 4 CYLINDER'S CONNECTING ROD END CAP SEPARATED FROM CONNECTING ROD. INSPECTION OF ENGINE REVEALED THAT 1 OF THE 2 ATTACHMENT NUTS THAT SECURES END CAP TO CONNECTING ROD CRACKED INTO 4 PIECES ALLOWING END CAP TO STOP SECURING CONNECTING ROD TO CRANKSHAFT. CONNECTING ROD WAS FOUND INTACT. END CAP WAS FOUND IN 3 SEPARATE SECTIONS WITH 2 OF THE SECTIONS RETAINING LOWER HALVES OF ATTACHMENT BOLTS.

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