What was found
AT A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND TRACES OF ALUMINUM IN THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. PULLED OFF THE ROCKER COVER AND FOUND THE INTAKE OUTER SPRING BROKEN.
- Difficulty date
- June 10, 2014
- Submitted
- June 20, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9489Z
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft serial
- U20606525
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- System (JASC)
- 8530 · Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section
- Part
- Spring
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Intake
- Part time
- 680 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.