Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
May 14, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
24,046 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
305925801
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Inner Cone
Part time
294 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

INNER CONE (SCREEN) SEAMS ARE BECOMING UNGLUED. IF SCREEN BECOMES SEPARATED FROM FILTER BODY, THE POTENTIAL IS THERE FOR IT TO GO THROUGH THE ENGINE SYS.