SDR 96ZZZX5335

Service difficulty report · Filler Cap · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N759FX
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0542
Engine
Pwa PT6A114
Part
Filler Cap
Part number
310238201
Condition
Oil Loss
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAP ASSY NUT WAS ADJ TO EASE LOCKING COMPLAINT. P & W MM DOES NOT ADDRESS ADJ. A REPLACEMENT CAP ASSY PN 3102382-01 WAS INSTALLED. IT, TOO, WAS ADJ FOR STIFF LOCKING MECHANISM. IN ADDITON, THE LENGTH OF THE DIPSTICK DEFEATED THE CHECK BALL INSTALLED VIA P & W SB 1451. THE RESULT WAS AN UNSCHED STOP AND LOSS OF 4 QTS OF ENG OIL. SUBMITTER STATED P & W SHOULD LOOK AT RE-ENGINEERING ADJ PROTION OF OIL CAP ASSY. MANUAL SHOULD ADDRESS IN THE FORM OF A 'WARNING', THE CONSEQUENCES OF ADJUSTMENT TO THE OIL CAP ASSY. IPC SHOULD REMOVE THE INTERCHANGABILITY OF PN 3102382-01 AND 3115095-01. INVENTORY OF 3102382-01 SHOULD BE PURGED OR MODIFIED PER P & W SB 1451.

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