What was found
(AUS) DURING FLIGHT, ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. INVESTIGATION FOUND AN OIL PIPE LEAKING AS RESULT OF PIT HOLE CORROSION - PIPE RUBBING AGAINST THE SCAT HOSE APPEARS TO BE A POSSIBLE CAUSE.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520N
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine Oil
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- K, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
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