Service difficulty report · Transfer Tube · Gruman FIRECAT

Difficulty date
June 10, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gruman FIRECAT
Aircraft time
11,341 hours
Engine
Wright 982C9HE2
Propeller
Hamstd 43D51
Part
Transfer Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Cylinder Assy
Component
Cylinder Assy · Curtis · 893742C
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL TRANSFER TUBE ON NR 5 CYL, NR 1 ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE ALLOWING ENGINE OIL TO POUR OUT INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TUBE WAS FOUND TO BE SOUND AND UNDAMAGED, HOWEVER THE BANJO FITTING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THIS ENGINE WAS JUST INSTALLED ON JUNE 5, 2009.