Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 15, 2005
Submitted
September 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N431ER
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S9165
Aircraft time
2,530 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,496 hours
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
AA48111
Part serial
B07654321
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
21 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FOLLOWING PILOTS COMPLAINT OF BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT, AND OIL ON LOWER PART OF AIRCRAFT, REVEALED OIL LEAKING FROM THE BASE SEAM OF THE OIL FILTER. THE OIL LEVEL HAD GONE DOWN ONE HALF QUART IN THE ONE HOUR FLIGHT. THE LEAK WAS NOT FROM THE FILTERS BASE SEAL AND HAD BEEN PROPERLY TORQUED AND SAFETY WIRED IN PLACE. NO DAMAGE WAS VISIBLE ON THE FILTER.

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