Service difficulty report · Piston Pin · Beech 58

Difficulty date
January 27, 2022
Submitted
January 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N96WE
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1782
Aircraft time
11,479 hours, 13,654 cycles
Engine
Cont IO550C
Engine time
1,308 hours, 1,606 cycles
Part
Piston Pin
Part number
630046
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,308 hours, 1,606 cycles
Component
Cylinder · Cont
Component part number
658810A3
Stage of operation
UK
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.

What was found

DURING A CYLINDER CHANGE FOUND THE PISTON PIN ALUMINUM END CAP PLUG WAS BROKEN IN TWO PIECES. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL WEAR ON THE CONNECTING ROD PISTON PIN BUSHING, AND THE BUSHING DIMENSIONS ARE WITHIN SPEC. NO METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER OR ENGINE OIL SUMP.

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