Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Piper PA32R300

Difficulty date
January 24, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA32R300
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Collapsed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OIL LEAK NOTED AFTER OIL CHANGE. REMOVED OIL FILTER AND DISCOVERED PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNTED INTERNAL BY-PASS VALVES OPERATION. PREVIOUS TO THIS OCCURRENCE THE SB MENTION HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, SB WERE COMPLIED WITH AND A NEW OIL FILTER OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WAS INSTALLED AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT NR OF OCCURRENCES OF THIS TYPE THAT SB SI-1442 AND 1453 BECOME MANDATORY THROUGH AD FOR ADDED SAFETY. (K)

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