Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Cessna TR182

Difficulty date
March 15, 2005
Submitted
April 20, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1898X
Make and model
Cessna TR182
Aircraft serial
R18201898
Engine
Lyc O540L3C5
Part
Check Valve
Part number
S25351
Part serial
30219501
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Turbocharger
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OIL LEAKING OUT OF TURBO CHARGER AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN RUN SINCE CHECK VALVE HAD BEEN INSTALLED. REMOVED OIL PRESSURE CHECK VALVE FOR INSPECTION, AND NOTED LOOSE NUT, TOTALLY SEPARATED INSIDE THE CHECK VALVE. THIS OBVIOUSLY WAS THAT WAY WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED AS A NEW PART. (K)

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