Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
December 20, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft time
4,233 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520L
Propeller
Mcauly 3FF32C501
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Turbocharger
Component
Controller
Component part number
4810649001
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE RT ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE WAS SELECTED TO FEATHER AND SHUTDOWN, BUT PROPELLER FAILED TO FEATHER. A SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE RT ENGINE REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: OIL SUPPLY LINE FITTING AN8336 IN THE TURBOCHARGER WASTE GATE CONTROLLER WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE WASTE GATE CONTROLLER RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. THE THREADS IN THE WASTE GATE CONTROLLER WERE FOUND STRIPPED, THE PROPELLER AND PROPELLER GOVERNOR WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION BY CANADIAN PROPELLER, BUT NO FAULT WAS FOUND.

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