What happened
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(-23) Received informal incident report from the Van Nuys tower. The report identified navion N5287K as having made a precautionary landing at the Van Nuys Airport after the pilot reported an engine failure. Ic contacted the pilot of N5287K and he reported that during an engine break in flight, the third since installation of an overhauled engine, while in cruise flight at 3500 feet he noticed that the oil pressure was dropping and the oil temp was rising rapidly. He was planning to land at whiteman airport but decided to divert to Van Nuys Airport. An uneventful landing was made and maintenance personnel inspected the engine. The Lycoming GO-435 engine had 6.5 hours on it since overhaul. Upon removal and inspection of the oil filter a substantial amount of metal was found in the filter. The engine was returned to the shop that overhauled if for repair.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) RECEIVED INFORMAL INCIDENT REPORT FROM THE VAN NUYS TOWER. THE REPORT IDENTIFIED NAVION N5287K AS HAVING MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE VAN NUYS AIRPORT AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE. IC CONTACTED THE PILOT OF N5287K AND HE REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENGINE BREAK IN FLIGHT, THE THIRD SINCE INSTALLATION OF AN OVERHAULED ENGINE, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT 3500 FEET HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS DROPPING AND THE OIL TEMP WAS RISING RAPIDLY. HE WAS PLANNING TO LAND AT WHITEMAN AIRPORT BUT DECIDED TO DIVERT TO VAN NUYS AIRPORT. AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE ENGINE. THE LYCOMING GO-435 ENGINE HAD 6.5 HOURS ON IT SINCE OVERHAUL. UPON REMOVAL AND INSPECTION OF THE OIL FILTER A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF METAL WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER. THE ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THE SHOP THAT OVERHAULED IF FOR REPAIR.
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