Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
June 20, 2000
Submitted
July 24, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft time
7,283 hours
Engine
Lyc O235L2C
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Case/Stud
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR AN ENGINE OIL LEAK, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OIL WAS SEEPING OUT THE CENTER THROUGH-BOLT STUDS; ENGINE AND CRANKCASE WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR ACCESS TO THE THROUGH-STUD O-RINGS. IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE WRONG O-RINGS WERE INSTALLED ON THE 6 THROUGH-STUDS. THE O-RINGS WERE THICKER THAN THE RECESS WAS GROOVED OUT FOR AND AS A RESULT THE 6 O-RINGS WERE SQUASHED AND STUCK IN THE MATING SURFACES OF THE CRANKCASE HALVES, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF TORQUE AND FRETTING OF THE CRANKCASE MATING SURFACES. THE CRANKCASE HALVES NEEDED TO BE MILLED AND LINE BORED.

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