Service difficulty report · Vernatherm · Piper PA32RT300

Difficulty date
January 7, 2010
Submitted
January 7, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N82EB
Make and model
Piper PA32RT300
Aircraft serial
32R7985028
Aircraft time
3,371 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540K1G5D
Engine time
1,320 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Vernatherm
Part number
53E19600
Part serial
56858
Condition
Distorted
Location
Oil Filter Adapt
Part time
1,320 hours
Component
Housing · Lyc
Component part number
LW10908
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

AFTER REMOVING THE LT OIL COOLER SUPPLY HOSE AT THE CASE FOR ACCESS TO MAGNETO, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE NUT OFF THE END OF THE VERNATHERM WAS STUCK IN THE FITTING STICKING OUT OF THE CASE. VERNATHERM WAS REMOVED AND REMAINING PARTS LOCATED. INSPECTED SEAT AREA AND FOUND NO UNUSUAL MARKS. REMOVED AND INSPECTED SUCTION SCREEN AND OIL FILTER ELEMENT. NO UNUSUAL CONTAMINANTS NOTED. THIS HOSE CONNECTION HAD BEEN REMOVED 13 HOURS PREVIOUS FOR OTHER MX AND NO NUT WAS VISIBLE AT THAT TIME. SB 518B APPLIES BY PN, BUT THIS VALVE IS A HIGHER SN THAN THAT SPECIFIED IN THE SB. THIS ENG IS A FACTORY REBUILT 8/27/1994.

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