Service difficulty report · Line

Difficulty date
July 29, 2004
Submitted
December 3, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Rotax ROTAX914UL
Part
Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING NORMAL FLIGHT, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED SHORTLY AFTER BY A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. UPON EXAMINATION THE TURBO OIL PRESSURE LINE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT THE TURBO FITTING. 5 CLAMPS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE TURBO OIL LINES WERE FOUND MISSING. THE ABSENCE OF THESE CLAMPS ALLOWED VIBRATION TO HARDEN THE PRESSURE OIL LINE AND A CRACK FORMED AT THE TURBO FITTING CAUSING AN OIL LEAK AND AN OIL PRESSURE LOSS.