Service difficulty report · Housing

Difficulty date
October 16, 2009
Submitted
October 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc LTS101700D2
Engine time
7,982 hours, 8,263 cycles
Part
Housing
Part number
4143020R35
Part serial
071499500923
Condition
Leaking
Location
Combustion Chmbr
Part time
382 hours
Component
Pt Module · Honeywell
Component part number
414100078
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.

What was found

ENGINE WAS RETURNED TO THIS REPAIR STATION FOR SMOKE AT START UP AND TAILPIPE OIL LEAK AT SHUTDOWN. UPON DISASSEMBLY NOTICED INTERNAL OIL FEED TUBE CONNECTED TO THE FEED CHAMBER OF THE HOUSING TO BE LOOSE. THE TUBE SEPERATED TO A POINT THAT THERE WAS A GAP OF 1/16" BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE FEED CHAMBER OF THE HOUSING. THIS FEED LINE SUPPLIES OIL TO NR 2 AND 3 BEARINGS VIA AN OIL FEED RING THAT HAS THREE OIL JETS AIMED AT THOSE BEARINGS. THE BEARING DID NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF WEAR OR DAMAGE, JUST MINOR VARINSH OR COCKING, NO ROUGH ROTATION. THE HOUSING, BOTH BEARINGS AND OTHER ASSOCIATED PARTS ARE BEING SENT DESIGN HOLDER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.