SDR 97ZZZX820

Service difficulty report · Pick Up · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
January 18, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N307FM
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0323
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Part
Pick Up
Part number
632801
Condition
Plugged
Location
Oil Sump
Part time
700 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

PILOT REPORTED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS HIGH ON THE GROUND NEAR RED LINE, BUT WOULD FALL IN PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE, THE HIGHER THE ALTITUDE, THE LOWER THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD FALL REACHING BOTTOM RED LINE AT 12,000 FEET. THE OIL PRESSURE SPRING WAS REPLACED AND THE VALVE AND SEAT WERE LAPPED HAVING NO CHANGE IN PROBLEM. THE OIL PAN WAS THEN REMOVED AND ORANGE RTV WAS FOUND IN SUCTION TUBE BLOCKING APPROXIMATELY 90-95 PERCENT OF SCREEN.

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