SDR 98ZZZX806

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
January 19, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N38WP
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500032
Part
O-Ring
Part number
MS2877422
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Rt Hyd Filter
Part time
522 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 RIGHT 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 FROM A SMOOTH SURFACE. REPLACED O-RING AND BACK-UP RINGS THAT CORRECTED THE CONDITION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED TECHNICIAN'S ATTENTION TO BACK-UP RING INSPECTION. AT TIME OF INSTALLATION, PLACE ON FLAT SURFACE AND SEE HOW ENDS OVERLAP FOR A MATCHED SMOOTH SURFACE.

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