Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Airtrc AT502B

Difficulty date
May 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airtrc AT502B
Aircraft time
969 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6A67AG
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Oil Filter
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
706 hours
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) OIL FILTER ELEMENT WAS FOUND WITH THE INTERNAL CONE TORN, ALLOWING OIL TO BYPASS THE MAIN FILTER BODY.