Service difficulty report · Screen · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
May 27, 2004
Submitted
July 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N540CB
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FA135
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Screen
Part number
P1010
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Engine
Part time
12 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON FINAL. ENGINE WAS CHECKED AND FILTER HAD METAL IN IT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, BYPASS FILTER SCREEN APPEARED DAMAGED. AFTER CLOSURE INSPECTION, BYPASS FILTER SCREEN SEAM DETACHED. THIS WOULD ALLOW OIL TO FLOW UNFILTERED. ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR MIO INSPECTION.