SDR 98ZZZX793

Service difficulty report · Adapter · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
January 27, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1PG
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1259
Part
Adapter
Part number
C3444200225
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Oil Filter
Part time
853 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

DURING OUTFITTING OF THE ACFT, AN ADDITIONAL INDICATION AND BYPASS SYTEM WAS ADDED TO THE APU WHICH INSTALLED AN OIL TEMP BULB IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL FILTER HOUSING. THE ADAPTER SCREWS INTO THE HOUSING IN ORDER TO ALLOW TEMP BULB, PN MS28034-1, TO BE INSTALLED. THE APU WAS RETURNED FROM REPAIR AND THE MECHANIC, USING MINIMUM TORQUE, ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE ADAPTER WHICH SHEARED AT THE END OF THE THREADED AREA. THIS AREA IS VERY THIN DUE TO THE UNDERCUTTING TO ALLOW FOR THE O-RING.