Service difficulty report · Baffle · Diamon DA42NG

Difficulty date
November 25, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N846TC
Make and model
Diamon DA42NG
Aircraft serial
40N169
Aircraft time
1,088 hours, 4,351 cycles
Engine
Austro E4
Engine time
1,088 hours, 4,351 cycles
Propeller
Mtprop MTV6R
Part
Baffle
Part number
E4A51000401
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Sump
Part time
1,088 hours, 4,351 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THIS ACFT EXPERIENCED LOW OIL PRESSURE DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT NOTICED LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION, LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING, AND RESULTING ECU FAIL DISPLAYED ON G1000 PDF. THE PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO PARKING. DURING INSPECTION OF ACFT AND CORRESPONDENCE WITH ENGINES IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE OIL SUMP BAFFLE MAY HAVE FAILED. THE ACFT ENGINE OIL SUMP WAS REMOVED TO VISUALLY CONFIRM. THE OIL SUMP BAFFLE WAS FOUND IN 5 PIECES AND HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS. ONE OF THE SMALLER PIECES GOT LODGED IN THE OIL PICK UP TUBE CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE AND ECU FAIL CODE BEING ACTIVATED. ACFT AND ENGINE TIMES ARE ACTT: 1087.7 ETT: 1087.7 ESTIMATED CYCLES: 4350.8. THE ENGINE MFG HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. NO RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME. OIL SUMP BAFFLE REPLACED WITH ENGINE MFG LATEST PART REVISION.

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