SDR AU960021

Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Piper PA36285

Difficulty date
January 9, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA36285
Engine
Lyc IO720A1B
Part
Nozzle
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Oil Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

(AUS) ENGINE OIL SYSTEM CONTAMINATED BY METAL - NO3 CYLINDER OIL SQUIRT NOZZLE MISSING - THE NOZZLE BALL WAS FOUND IN THE CRANKCASE ANDTHE REMAINDER OF THE NOZZLE WAS FOUND IN THE SUMP FOLLOWING REMOVAL - INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE NOZZLE HAD BEEN CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CONNECTING ROD CAP AND THE CRANKCASE AND DESTROYED - SUSPECT THE NOZZLE WAS UNDERTORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY

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