SDR 96ZZZX5471

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 310Q

Difficulty date
October 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 310Q
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C87
Part
Gasket
Part number
C4850
Condition
Leak
Location
Prop Cyl Dome
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RED DYE LEAKAGE FROM THE PROP CYLINDER 'DOME' GASKETS. SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE DOWL PINS ARE. HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM JUST AFTER OVERHAUL. SUBMITTER STATES THIS SHOP HAS SEEN 7 PROPS LEAK AFTER THE OIL-FILL MOD. THESE OVERHAULS WERE PERFORMED BY 4 DIFFERENT PROPELLER REPAIR STATIONS. AFTER RESEAL, 2 OF THE 7 HAVE SHOWN SUBSEQUENT LEAKAGE AND NEED FOR RESEAL. SUGGEST MCCAULEY HAVE AN O-RING INCORPORATED WITH OIL-FILL MOD.

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