Service difficulty report · Cap · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 24, 2004
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
4,586 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Cap
Condition
Debonded
Location
Oil Filter
Component
Oil Filter
Component part number
3029315
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN (OIL) FILTER WAS RUN THROUGH THE BACK FLUSH MACHINE - ON THE FIRST CYCLE OF AIR AGITATION, THE FILTER SCREENS EXPANDED AND THE TOP BECAME DETACHED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF EXCESSIVE CONTAMINATION NOR WAS THE MACHINE MALFUNCTIONING. ANOTHER FILTER WAS INSTALLED IN THE BACK FLUSH MACHINE AND OPERATED NORMALLY. IT APPEARED THAT THE BOND JOINT BETWEEN THE FILTER SCREENS AND THE FILTER CAP FAILED LEAVING NO ADHESIVE ON THE CAP. THE NEW FILTER INSTALLED IN THE ENGINE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH A MACHINED CAP UNLIKE THE FAILED FILTER WHICH HAD A PRESSED ON CAP.

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