Service difficulty report · Engine · Cessna 401

Difficulty date
March 7, 2008
Submitted
May 2, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 401
Aircraft time
15,127 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520E
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C*
Part
Engine
Part number
TSIO520EB
Condition
Making Metal
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON FINAL APPROACH INTO AIRPORT THE RT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE STARTED CHANGING. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THAT THE RT OIL PRESSURE HAD DROPPED TO THE RED LINE. THE RT PROP WAS FEATHERED AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. SMALL BITS OF METAL WERE FOUND UNDER THE OIL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT FOR WARRANTY. (TC NR 20080314013)

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