Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA28180

Difficulty date
July 27, 2001
Submitted
August 28, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7299W
Make and model
Piper PA28180
Aircraft serial
281121
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Line
Part number
63201000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Oil System
Part time
1,830 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON THE THIRD FLIGHT AFTER UPDATING THE OIL PUMP IN THE ENGINE PER AD, AN OIL FILM WAS NOTED AT THE FIREWALL ADJACENT TO THE SPOT WHERE THE OIL PRESSURE LINE PASSES THROUGH A GROMMET (DISC, FIREWALL PN 63915-003). OIL WAS ALSO PRESENT ON THE FIREWALL BLANKET ON THE INSIDE OF THE COCKPIT. AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE DISC A RETAINERS FROM THE FIREWALL, ABOUT 10-15 LBS PRESSURE WAS EXERTED ON THE ALUMINUM OIL LINE ASSEMBLY. IT SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES DUE TO CORROSION OF THE METAL, INSIDE THE AREA WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE DISC/RETAINER ASSEMBLY. THIS PART HAS A TOTAL TIME OF ONLY 1830 HOURS IT IS A 1963 AIRCRAFT.

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