What was found
DURING ROUTINE OIL AND FILTER CHANGE, NON-FERROUS METAL CHUNKS WERE FOUND IN OIL FILTER. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND REPAIR. FURTHER DETAILS WILL FOLLOW WHEN AVAILABLE.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N84643
- Make and model
- Piper PA34220T
- Aircraft serial
- 348233033
- Engine
- Cont LTSIO360KB
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.