SDR 99ZZZX4309

Service difficulty report · Oil Sump · Piper PA36300

Difficulty date
October 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N59650
Make and model
Piper PA36300
Aircraft serial
367760060
Engine
Rroyce TAY6118
Part
Oil Sump
Part number
72346
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
6,777 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

PILOT STATED AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THAT OIL WAS DRAINING FROM INTAKE SYSTEM. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THE NR 3 CYLINDER INTAKE EXTENSION PIPE HAD FALLEN OUT OF ITS SWAGED RECEPTACLE AND CHAFED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL SUMP. AFTER REMOVAL OF OIL SUMP, FOUND THE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED BEFORE BECAUSE THERE WAS A WELD AT THE SAME SPOT. ALSO, AFTER REMOVAL OF THE OIL SUMP, THE SUMP SWASHPLATE WAS FOUND WITH TWO BREAKS AT ATTACH POINTS, AND MULTIPLE CRACKS AT ATTACH POINTS.

More about the Piper PA-36-300