Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Beech G35

Difficulty date
December 20, 2002
Submitted
December 20, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4575D
Make and model
Beech G35
Aircraft serial
D4727
Engine
Cont E2258
Engine time
5,495 hours, 1,044 cycles
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
CH48109
Part serial
F03N06F1
Condition
Burst
Location
Engine
Part time
21 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER STARTING ENGINE AND PERFORMING A ROUTINE WARM UP. PILOT NOTICED OIL PRESSURE DROPPING. AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE OIL FILTER WAS SHOWN TO HAVE PARTIALITY BLOWN OPEN AT THE BASE WHERE IT IS CRIMPED. ALSO THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WAS FOUND TO HAVE 14 WASHERS UNDER THE SPRING. THIS ENGINE IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY WASHERS. THE OIL FILTER HAD 21 HRS SINCE INSTALLATION AND WAS NOT OVER TORQUED. THE ENGINE HAS 1044 HRS. SMOH.

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