SDR 98ZZZX3183

Service difficulty report · Tank · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
July 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N321CR
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft serial
4636124
Part
Tank
Part number
58B19891
Condition
Fractured
Location
Turbo Oil
Part time
265 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

WITH APPROXIMATELY 265 HOURS SINCE NEW, THE ACFT DEPARTED AIRPORT (SUS) HEADED WEST AND ABOUT 15 MILES OUT EXPERIENCED A LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND THE RT TURBO OIL TANK TUBE WELD WAS FRACTURED AT THE 90 DEGREE AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED, ALL BUT 1.5 QUARTS OF OIL WAS PUMPED OVERBOARD. THE PART WAS SENT TO A TESTING LAB FOR WELD INSPECTION AND LYC WAS NOTIFIED.

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