# SDR 95ZZZX921

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: February 7, 1995
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Aircraft: [N8463X](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8463X), registered now
- Make and model: Piper PA-32R-301T
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32R-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 32R8229009
- Engine: Lyc TIO540S1AD
- System (JASC): [8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/8550)
- Part: Dipstick
- Part number: LW14729
- Condition: Loose
- Location: Engine Oil
- Stage of operation: NR
- Nature of condition: K
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX921

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO MASSIVE OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE.  UPON LANDING, PILOT CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL AND STATED DIPSTICK SEEMED TO BE LOOSE.  ACFT WAS MOVED INTO A HANGAR, THE COWLING REMOVED, AND THE ENGINE WASHED DOWN.  INSPECTION REVEALED NO VISIBLE ENGINE DEFECTS.  A BREATHER CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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