Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Amtr LANCAIR

Difficulty date
July 24, 2005
Submitted
September 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N619SJ
Make and model
Amtr LANCAIR
Aircraft serial
357
Aircraft time
500 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO550E
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
CH481091
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1 hours, 3 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CHANGED OIL AND OIL FILTER PRIOR TO FLIGHT. WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, OIL PRESSURE BEGAN DECLINING TO < 10PSI. NO RISE IN OIL TEMPERATURE. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NEW OIL FILTER TO BE CAUSE OF DECLINING PRESSURE PROBLEM (<10 PSI). PILOT EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM (LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE (0 PSI) ABOUT ONE HOUR INTO FLIGHT) ON SIMILAR AIRCRAFT/ENGINE TWO MONTHS LATER FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF CH48109 OIL FILTER. REPLACEMENT OF THAT OIL FILTER FIXED LOW OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM. WILL SUBMIT REPORT SEPARATELY ON THAT INCIDENT. HOLDING OIL FILTERS FOR INSPECTION.