Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
July 24, 2006
Submitted
August 2, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
11,724 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
ES48110
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING POST RUN UP INSPECTION OF REGULAR INSPECTION APPROXIMATE ONE FLUID OZ OF OIL WAS NOTED LEAKING FROM THE NEWLY INSTALLED OIL FILTER. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT A SIMILAR DEFECT BUT OF LESSER DEGREE MAY NOT BE PICKUP BY POST RUN UP INSPECTION AND MAY CAUSE A FINE OIL MIST ON HOT TURBO CHARGER AND EXHAUST PARTS ON THIS AND SIMILAR ENGINE INSTALLATIONS. (TC NR 20060726005)

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