What was found
DURING REMOVAL OF OIL PAN TO CHANGE PAN GASKET, FOUND OIL SUMP BAFFLE COMING APART WHERE VERTICAL FINS ARE ATTACHED TO HORIZONTAL PART, FOUND ALL RIVETS LOOSE, ONE RIVET HEAD COMPLETELY MISSING.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- AMYR171C
Kansas City Aviation Center Inc - Aircraft
- N923CN
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R301
- Aircraft serial
- 3213076
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1G5
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Baffle
- Part number
- 4013383
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Oil Sump
- Part time
- 466 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.