Service difficulty report · Adapter

Difficulty date
April 16, 2015
Submitted
April 20, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N149LB
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
1,116 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Adapter
Part number
642087A70
Condition
Damaged
Location
Starter
Part time
1,116 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CAME INTO MAINTENANCE WITH AN OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FLUCTUATION. ON COWLING REMOVAL, FOUND OIL LEAKING ON AFT EXHAUST CROSSOVER TUBE. FOUND STARTER ADAPTER PULLEY ABOVE THIS TUBE BROKEN AND MISALIGNED. SHAFT PULLEY IS MOUNTED ON APPEARS TO BE STRAIGHT. OIL FOUND LEAKING OUT OF SHAFT SEAL AREA. SUSPECT THIS LEAK MAY HAVE CAUSED THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION FLUCTUATION. STARTER ADAPTER ASSEMBLY WAS OVERHAULED 56.3 HOURS AGO.