Service difficulty report · Housing · Piper PA30

Difficulty date
August 1, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA30
Aircraft time
4,697 hours
Engine
Lyc IO320B1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YL2
Part
Housing
Part number
SA00402SE
Condition
Cracked
Location
Oil Filter
Part time
350 hours
Component
Acd Remote Spin · SA00402SE
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) RT ENGINE OIL FILTER SEPARATED FROM HSG SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN-FLIGHT. ACFT LANDED SAFELY. ACD REMOTE OIL FILTER HSG THREADED STUD FOUND CRACKED. ONE PORTION OF THREADED STUD REMAINED IN FILTER AND THE OTHER HALF REMAINED IN THE FILTER HSG. RT REMOTE FILTER HSG THREADED STUD FOUND TO HAVE 0.020" WALL THICKNESS AT THE NON-THREADED PORTION. LT ENGINE ACD REMOTE FILTER HSG INSPECTED AND THREADED STUD FOUND TO HAVE ONLY 0.017" WALL THICKNESS AT THE NON-THREADED PORTION. SUSPECT THAT BOTH PARTS WERE INCORRECTLY MACHINED. A REPLACEMENT PART FROM MFG HAD 0.060" WALL THICKNESS.

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