SDR 97ZZZX5137

Service difficulty report · Adapter · Cessna 210M

Difficulty date
December 2, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6175N
Make and model
Cessna 210M
Aircraft serial
21062946
Engine
Cont IO520L
Part
Adapter
Part number
1250922200
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Filter Valve
Part time
1,969 hours
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.

What was found

AS PART OF THE 600-HOUR INSPECTION OF OIL FILTER ADAPTER REQUIRED BY SEB 93-1R1, THE RELIEF VALVE SEALING 'DISK' WAS FOUND ASKEW AND NOT SEALING PROPERLY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE SPRING THAT HOLDS THE 'DISK' IN PLACE HAD BEEN CHAFED MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH BY ITS SUPPORT CAGE. UNDETECTED, THIS COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY DAMAGED THE ENGINE.

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