What was found
(AUS) LEFT ENGINE OIL FILTER ADAPTER PLATE SEAL PROTRUDING FROM PLATE. SEAL APPEARED TO BE SEVERED. ENGINE NEEDED 9 LITRES OF OIL.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2000
- Submitted
- July 4, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Seal
- Part number
- LW13388
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 260 cycles
- Component
- Engine · Lyc
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E, K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.