Service difficulty report · Seal · Moravn Z242L

Difficulty date
January 22, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z242L
Aircraft time
6,876 hours
Engine
Lyc AEIO360A1B6
Propeller
Mtprop MTV9B
Part
Seal
Part number
LW13792
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Engine
Part time
550 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AFTER NOTICING INCREASING HIGH OIL PRESSURE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL PARTIALLY DISLODGED FROM ITS SEAT ENGINE LOST APPROXIMATELY 2 LITRES OF OIL. THE FRONT OIL SEAL DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE THE CORRECT ADHESIVE APPLIED TO IT AT INSTALLATION IAW MFG DIRECTIVES, REF SI1342, THE HIGH OIL PRESSURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A FROZEN OIL BREATHER ALTHOUGH THIS CANNOT BE PROVEN.