Service difficulty report · Housing · Diamon DA20A1

Difficulty date
January 14, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20A1
Aircraft time
5,657 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912F3
Propeller
Hofman HOV352F
Part
Housing
Part number
810809
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil Pump
Part time
740 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN PERFORMING OTHER MX, OIL LINE FROM THE OIL PUMP TO THE GOVERNOR NEEDED TO BE LOOSENED. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN THE OIL LINE BANJO BOLT TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE, ALUMINUM THREADS IN THE OIL PUMP HSG FAILED. (THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON ANOTHER ENGINE). UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE JUST IS NOT ENOUGH THREAD ENGAGING TO HAVE A TORQUE OF 150 IN-LB APPLIED. SO THERE SHOULD BE A LONGER THREADED PORTION OF THE BANJO BOLT (AS THERE IS PLENTY OF THREAD DEPTH IN THE OIL PUMP HSG) AND/OR THE TORQUE HAS TO BE CONSIDERABLY REDUCED.

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