Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Beech A45

Difficulty date
September 14, 2004
Submitted
September 14, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41W
Make and model
Beech A45
Aircraft serial
G127
Aircraft time
3,133 hours
Engine
Cont O470*
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
CH481091
Condition
Blocked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE OIL FILTER WAS REPLACED AT THE NORMAL OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED TO VERIFY OIL PRESSURE AND LEAK CHECK. NO LEAKS NOTED BUT OIL PRESSURE WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 20 PSI. ( THIS IS THE MINIMUM OIL PRESSURE FOR IDLE POWER ). OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND COMPARED WITH ANOTHER NEW OIL FILTER. THE RUBBER FLAP INSIDE THE FILTER APPEARED INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WHEN THE FILTER WAS MANUFACTURED. THE LOW OIL PRESSURE WAS CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE OF THE OIL FLOW IN THE FILTER. ANOTHER FILTER WAS INSTALLED AN THE OIL PRESSURE RETUNED TO NORMAL (50 PSI ).

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