What was found
OIL FILTER INTERNALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING THE EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE TO BLOW OUT MATING SURFACE SEAL. OIL WAS THEN EXHAUSTED, SUBSEQUENT ENGINE SEIZURE OCCURRED. (K)
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2009
- Submitted
- April 28, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N35586
- Make and model
- Cessna 172I
- Aircraft serial
- 17256853
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Oil Filter
- Part number
- ES481101
- Condition
- Collapsed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 29 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.