What was found
FAILED GASKET PN: 5154056-2 FOR THE AC COMPRESSOR, RESULTING IN A SEVERE ENGINE OIL LEAK, SPRAYING ENGINE OIL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2026
- Submitted
- June 30, 2026
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N68685
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C1102
- Aircraft time
- 8,351 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520N
- Engine time
- 445 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2150 · Cabin Cooling System
- Part
- Gasket
- Part number
- 51540562
- Condition
- Degraded
- Location
- A/C Compressor
- Part time
- 445 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.