SDR 98ZZZX479

Service difficulty report · Backup Ring · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N38WP
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
650032
Part
Backup Ring
Part number
MS2877422
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Hyd Filter Seal
Part time
522 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W, K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON MAINTENANCE POST-FLIGHT, DISCOVERED RT ENGINE HYDRAULIC MAIN FILTER WET WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. INVESTIGATION SHOWED LEAKAGE FROM FILTER BOWL SEAL AND TEFLON CHEVRON AREA. INSPECTION OF O-RING SEAL AND BACK-UP TEFLON RINGS SHOWED BEVEL DEFECT ON BACK-UP RING LETTING O-RING DEFORM. THE BACK-UP RING SHOWED BEVELS CUT THE SAME ANGLE PREVENTING OVERLAP FOR A SMOOTH SURFACE. REPLACED O-RING AND BACK-UP RINGS THAT CORRECTED THE CONDITION. RECOMMEND TECHNICIAN'S ATTENTION TO BACK-UP RING INSPECTION AT TIME OF INSTALLATION.

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