What was found
ON TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED OIL ON RT COWLING. ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND AN900-28 GASKET AT OIL SCREEN COVER ADAPTER LEAKING. GASKET WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE TEST RAN OK.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N98437
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C0040
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520D
- System (JASC)
- 8540 · Reciprocating Engine Rear Section
- Part
- Gasket
- Part number
- AN90028
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Oil Screen
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.