What was found
(CAN) DURING ENGINE MAINTENANCE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL FILTER BYPASS PIN HAD POPPED. THE OIL FILTER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND AND A SOAP SAMPLE WAS TAKEN. (TC NR 20061204003)
- Difficulty date
- December 4, 2006
- Submitted
- January 19, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Frchld SA227DC
- Aircraft time
- 4,955 hours
- Engine
- Garrtt TPE33112UHR
- Propeller
- Mcauly 4HFR34C652
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- TPE33112UHR
- Part serial
- P70776
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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