What was found
BOTH ENGINE OIL FILTERS WERE OPENED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. BOTH FILTERS HAD THE PAPER FILTER MATERIAL PULLED AWAY FROM THE METAL CRIMP HOLDING THE ENDS TOGETHER.
- Difficulty date
- March 3, 2005
- Submitted
- March 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N6394
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- Engine time
- 5,000 hours
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Oil Filter
- Part number
- ES48110
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 75 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.