Service difficulty report · Filter Housing · Doug DC9

Difficulty date
July 8, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC9
Part
Filter Housing
Condition
Fractured
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING GROUND RUNS AFTER 3 HRS, CSD OIL LEVEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN. AFTER EXITING THE ACFT, IT WAS FOUND THAT FILTER BOWL HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE FILTER HSG AND ALL OIL WAS LOST. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT IT HAD BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED AND TO THE PROPER TQ WAS APPLIED TO THE FILTER BOWL. DO NOT LOOK AFTER THIS ACFT ON A REGULAR BASIS SO NOBODY WOULD KNOW WHAT TQ IS APPLIED IN THE PAST.

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