Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC3CS1C3G

Difficulty date
November 24, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC3CS1C3G
Aircraft time
22,340 hours
Engine
Pwa R183092
Propeller
Hamstd 23E50
Part
Fitting
Part number
AN8324D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bulkhead
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE DIRECT READING OIL PRESS GAUGE WAS AT ZERO ON RT ENGINE. AUTO SYN PRESSURE GAUGE, TEMPS, OIL WARNING LIGHT ALL INDICATED ENG WAS FINE. IT WAS THEN FOUND A LEAK ON RT ENG DURING VISUAL CONFIRMATION. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND PROP FEATHERED. FLT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UP ON INSP IT WAS FOUND THAT A BULKHEAD FITTING ON FIREWALL FOR DIRECT OIL PRESS GAUGE HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY OFF. FITTING WAS REPLACED WITH STEEL FITTING, AC RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAD NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE, A SERIES OF NDT ON SAME TYPE AND MAKE OF FITTINGS RESULTED IN NO FAILURE OF THIS KIND. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A ISOLATED INCIDENT.

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