Service difficulty report · Oil Filter

Difficulty date
October 14, 2013
Submitted
November 15, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
481101
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
Part time
49 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.

What was found

UPON FILTER REMOVAL, FOUND 2" LONG PIECE OF MATERIAL STICKING OUT OF OUTLET. APPEARS TO BE EDGE OF A GASKET. COULD ONLY HAVE GOTTEN THERE A FILTER MFG. MATERIAL WOULD PLUG SMALL OIL PASSAGE AND HAD IT MOVED INTO ENGINE, AS IT WAS ON DOWNSTREAM SIDE OF FILTER.