Service difficulty report · Dipstick · Piper PA32RT300T

Difficulty date
March 22, 2000
Submitted
March 30, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9452C
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300T
Aircraft serial
32R7887006
Engine
Lyc TIO540C1A
Part
Dipstick
Part number
LW14729
Condition
Separated
Location
Oil Cap
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED TO REPAIR SHOP, THAT AFTER LANDING, HE HAD AN OIL LEAK IN THE ENGINE AREA. AFTER INSPECTION, FOUND THAT DIP ROD IN THE OIL CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE CAP AND HAD FALLEN DOWN INTO THE OIL FILL TUBE OF THE ENGINE. UNDER INSPECTION WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS, NO SIGNS THE ROLL PIN THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO HOLD THE ROD INTO THE CAP HAD EVER BEEN INSTALLED. THIS ENGINE HAD BEEN OVERHAULED BY THE LYCOMING FACTORY, AND WAS NOT AN AFTER MARKET OVERHAUL.

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