SDR 95ZZZX5934

Service difficulty report · Filter Adapter · Cessna R172K

Difficulty date
August 26, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1439V
Make and model
Cessna R172K
Aircraft serial
R1722191
Engine
Cont IO360K
Part
Filter Adapter
Part number
641734
Condition
Threads Stripped
Location
Crankcase Cover
Part time
2,184 hours
Component
641801
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL FITLER ADAPTER SEPARATED FROM ENGINE AT CRANKCASE COVER MOUNTING BOSS ALLOWING OIL SUPPLY TO BE EXHAUSTED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED 80 PERCENT OF THE MOUNTING THREADS CONTAINED IN THIS BOSS WERE STRIPPED. HIGH TEMP RTV WAS FOUND ON THESE THREADS AS WELL AS THE THREADS OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. THE TCM OVERHAUL MANUAL DOES NOT CALL FOR SEALER IN THIS AREA.

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