What was found
PILOT REPORTED ABNORMAL OIL LOSS FOR RIGHT ENGINE. ALSO, OIL TRAIL ON LOWER RT WING. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER FORWARD PUSH ROD HOUSING CRACKED, ALLOWING OIL TO DRAIN INTO LOWER COWL. REPLACED HOUSING.
- Difficulty date
- September 19, 2005
- Submitted
- November 10, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N95KM
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH1315
- Aircraft time
- 4,246 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550B
- Engine time
- 1,401 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Housing
- Part number
- 537296
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Push Rod
- Part time
- 1,401 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.