Engine stoppage of small transport twin due to piston rod bolt failure.

Attributes
ACN	310680
Time
Date	199507
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fpr
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
ASRS Report	310680
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left engine failed because of unapproved rod bolts installed per ad 95-07-01. These rod bolts came in avco lycoming packages and were installed under existing guidelines and approval.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ENG STOPPAGE OF SMT TWIN DUE TO PISTON ROD BOLT FAILURE.

Narrative: L ENG FAILED BECAUSE OF UNAPPROVED ROD BOLTS INSTALLED PER AD 95-07-01. THESE ROD BOLTS CAME IN AVCO LYCOMING PACKAGES AND WERE INSTALLED UNDER EXISTING GUIDELINES AND APPROVAL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.