Service difficulty report · Oil Filter · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft time
2,144 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Part
Oil Filter
Part number
CH481101
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
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) FOLLOWING SCHEDULED OIL AND FILTER CHANGE TECH NOTED LOWER THAN NORMAL OIL PRESSURE AT IDLE. FILTER REPLACED AND OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WAS NORMAL. NOTED SOME PAINT CHIPS WERE REMOVED ON NEW FILTER IN THE FLANGE AREA. SUSPECT THAT PAINT CHIP COULD HAVE CONTAMINATED FILTER CAUSING BYPASS. THESE FILTERS ARE PACKAGED IN CARDBOARD BOXES. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE NOTED TO THE BOX WHICH CONTAINED THE FILTER.

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