Service difficulty report · Separator · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
January 23, 2015
Submitted
January 23, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N58VB
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ260
Aircraft time
4,441 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520L
Part
Separator
Part number
10291004641
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
4,441 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PROBLEMS, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. VISUAL INSPECTION BY MECHANIC FOUND THE LT ENGINE AIR/OIL SEPARATOR HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE SEPARATOR CAUSING A OIL LEAK, THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUN OUT OF OIL, THE SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED AND OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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