What was found
FAILURE OF OIL DIPSTICK AT ATTACHMENT LOCK NUT CAUSING LOSS OF OIL AND LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2001
- Submitted
- November 8, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N43SA
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500086
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- Engine time
- 4,951 hours, 2,500 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Dipstick
- Part number
- 3020907
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 4,951 hours, 2,500 cycles
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.