Service difficulty report · Engine · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
February 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
2,245 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL FILTER DURING A 50 HOUR INSPECTION. FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED IAW LYCOMING SI-1492D. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND RUN FOR 30 MINUTES - NO METAL FOUND IN FILTER. AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR ONE HOUR AND OIL FILTER WAS AGAIN REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. METAL WAS FOUND IN THE FILTER AND THE ENGINE WAS THEN REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND O/H.