What was found
AT 25 HOUR OIL CHANGE, FOUND METAL PARTICLES IN SUCTION SCREEN AND FILTER. ON INSPECTION, FOUND NR 2 MAIN BEARING HAD SPUN NEARLY CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. CHECK SCREENS.
- Difficulty date
- March 16, 2001
- Submitted
- April 20, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N7430F
- Make and model
- Scwzer 269D
- Aircraft serial
- 1150452
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360D1A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Bearing
- Part number
- LW11021
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 2
- Part time
- 187 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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