What was found
ON JUNE 12, 2009 NR 3 CONNECTING ROD BROKE CAUSING NR 3 CYL TO SEPARATE COMPLETELY FROM ENGINE. ACFT LANDED IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. ACFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. (K)
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2009
- Submitted
- August 14, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1548L
- Make and model
- Airtrc AT401
- Aircraft serial
- 4010880
- Engine
- Pwa R1340AN1
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Connecting Rod
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 3 Cylinder
- Part time
- 962 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.