Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
December 17, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
25,444 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
8974072
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil Filter
Stage of operation
TX
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) THE CREW REPORTED THAT ONE TIRE HAD BLOWN DUE TO FROZEN BRAKES. AN AME WAS SENT TO CHANGE THE WHEEL AND FLY BACK TO THE BASE WITH THE AIRCRAFT. UPON RETURN TO BASE, A LARGE OIL LEAK WAS NOTED COMING FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE. IT WAS EVENTUALLY DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE STAFF TO BE THE OIL FILTER BYPASS PIN. THE PIN POPS OUT IF THE OIL SYSTEM BECOMES CONTAMINATED. THE PIN WAS NOT EXTENDED, HOWEVER, IT WAS LEAKING OIL. THE OIL LEAK WAS INITIALLY THOUGHT TO BE AN STARTER GENERATOR OIL SEAL, DUE TO THE VOLUME OF OIL LEAKED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A SECOND GROUND RUN DISCOVERED THE LEAK FROM THE BYPASS PIN AREA. PRELIMINARY REPORT, THE DEFECT IS BEING REPAIRED NOW. UNKNOWN TSO ON THE PART, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE IS APPROX 3700 HOURS SINCE CAM INSPECTION.