Service difficulty report · Gasket · Robsin R44

Difficulty date
June 16, 2003
Submitted
July 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44
Engine
Lyc O540F1B5
Part
Gasket
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) ENGINE OIL FILTER INTERNAL RUBBER GASKET DAMAGED. A PIECE OF THE RUBBER GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE STUCK UNDER THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAUSING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. NEW FILTER HAD BEEN FITTED APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR PREVIOUSLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUNDTHE OIL LINES WERE CROSSED DURING INSTALLATION OF AIR WOLF SPIN-ON OIL FILTER MODIFICATION. ENGINE OIL PRESSURE FRACTURED THE FILTER HOUSING INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE ON START-UP. RUBBER PARTICLES CIRCULATED IN THE OIL SYSTEM UNTIL ONE FRAGMENT UNSEATED THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE, CAUSING LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. FRAGMENTS OF THE RUBBER CHECK VALVE. ERROR DUE TO CONFUSING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE DATA SENT WITH THE KIT.