Service difficulty report · Line · Quartz 11E

Difficulty date
January 10, 2009
Submitted
February 17, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N515BW
Make and model
Quartz 11E
Aircraft serial
11E1006
Aircraft time
54 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Part
Line
Condition
Misrouted
Location
Oil Breather
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER A GROUND RUN UP, THE PILOT HAS NOTICED LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL UNDER THE ACFT ON THE RAMP. FINDINGS WERE THAT THE OIL HAD COME OUT OF THE ENGINE BREATHER TUBE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE BREATHER LINE WAS ROUTED SO THAT THERE WAS A "TRAP" IN THE LINE, COLLECTING WATER AND FREEZING CAUSING THE CRANKCASE TO PRESSURIZE AND BLOW THE OIL OVERBOARD.

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