SDR 95ZZZX5984

Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 195

Difficulty date
August 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9368A
Make and model
Cessna 195
Aircraft serial
7447
Engine
Jacobp R755B1
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Powerplant
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, B, R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON FIRST FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE (STARTER REPLACEMENT) ON 8-29-95, 25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT, HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF ENGINE VIBRATION. HEADED TOWARD AIRPORT. WITHIN 1 MINUTE HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. OVER NEXT FEW MINUTES, HAD OIL TEMP PAST RED LINE AND OFF SCALE, OIL PRESSURE REMAINED ZERO, VIBRATION WORSENED, HAD PARTIAL POWER LOSS, AND BURNING ODOR. WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND LAND WITH PARTIAL POWER (ABOUT 10-12 INCHES MP). NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION FOUND MECHANICAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE RECENT MAINTENANCE.

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