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Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Piper PA28RT201T

Difficulty date
December 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8075M
Make and model
Piper PA28RT201T
Aircraft serial
28R7931302
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
CH48108
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
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

UPON INSPECTING THE INSIDE AT THIS OIL FILTER CANISTER AS PART OF A PERIODIC FILTER CHANGE, FOUND A CUTTER STRING ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG WITH A KNOT ABOUT HALF WAY IN THE MIDDLE, APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF THIS STRING HAD MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE FILTER BYPASS VALVE.

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