Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cvac 580

Difficulty date
December 19, 2008
Submitted
December 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581P
Make and model
Cvac 580
Aircraft serial
29
Aircraft time
62,897 hours, 49,416 cycles
Engine
Allsn 501D13
Propeller
Allsn A6441FN606
Part
O-Ring
Part number
6873725012
Condition
Leaking
Location
Autofeather Sys
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
C

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL DEPARTING, ENROUTE, THE NR ONE ENG AUTO-FEATHERED. THE CREW ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO BASE. MX PERSONNEL OBSERVED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AROUND THE FRONT OF THE PROPELLER. FURTHER INSP REVEALED A FAILED O’RING BENEATH THE FEATHER RESERVOIR CAUSING A MASSIVE OIL LEAK RESULTING IN THE AUTO-FEATHER. THE O’RING WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE OPERATED BY MX WITH NO LEAKS OBSERVED. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.