Service difficulty report · Rod · Cessna 150M

Difficulty date
March 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 150M
Engine
Cont O200A
Part
Rod
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) OIL PROBLEM IN-FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION FOUND NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT OIL WAS FOUND ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. TEMPERATURE PROBE NUT FOUND LOOSE AND THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE OIL LEAK. THE SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THE TEMPERATURE PROBE NUT BE LOCKWIRED.

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