Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
November 29, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
27,616 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110
Engine time
50 hours
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
30014361
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
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

(CAN) FLIGHT CREW NOTED AN ENGINE OIL BYPASS PIN POPPED ON PREFLIGHT. REMOVED OIL FILTER FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND PEICES OF THE OIL FILTER ALUMINUM CASE TRAPPED IN THE FILTER. THE END OF THE FILTER THAT CONTAINS THE O-RING HAD BROKEN AND PIECES WERE DRAWN INTO THE FILTER. THIS CAUSED THE OIL-BYPASS PIN TO POP WHEN THE RESTRICTION BECAME HIGH ENOUGH. INSTALLATION WAS FOUND TO BE CORRECT. ALL PEICES OF THE FILTER WERE ACCOUNTED FOR. OIL WAS DRAINED, SOAP SAMPLES TAKEN AND NO FURTHER CONTAMINATION OF THE SYSTEM WAS NOTED.