Service difficulty report · Engine · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 8, 2006
Submitted
April 10, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N106GA
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH437
Engine
Cont IO550C
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Engine
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rt Wing
Component
Engine · Cont
Component part number
IO550C
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

RT ENGINE WAS STARTED AND PILOT NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE. INSTALLED ANOTHER GAUGE IN LINE TO VERIFY PROBLEM RAN ENGINE, OIL PRESSURE CERTIFIED LOW. CHANGED OIL AND INSPECTED FILTER. FOUND NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS, STARTED ENGINE, HAD NO OIL PRESSURE, PULLED RELIEF VALVE. DETERMINED THAT SOMETHING INSIDE THE ENGINE WAS COMING APART. REMOVED ENGINE TO SEND BACK TO ENGINE OVERHAULER. (K)

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