Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
December 13, 2000
Submitted
February 13, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N366MC
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A1005
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
EK9052V10
Condition
Restricted
Location
Lt & Rt Filter
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OIL FILTER/STRAINER IN EACH ENGINE TURBOCHARGER OIL SUPPLY LINE, THESE FILTERS ARE PREMATURLY CLOGGING WITH CARBON PARTICLES FROM THE OIL CAUSING LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE. RAM VERBALLY RECOMMENDS REMOVING THIS STRAINER LELMENT TO PREVENT THIS OCCURANCE, NO WRITTEN NOTICE HAS BEEN PROVIDED

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