Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech A36TC

Difficulty date
July 21, 2004
Submitted
August 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678DR
Make and model
Beech A36TC
Aircraft serial
EA216
Engine
Cont TSIO520UB
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC ENGINE WAS DRIPPING OIL. ALL CYLINDERS LOOKED LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED MOST OF PUSH ROD HOUSING SEALS AT CYLINDER HEAD ATTACH POINT WERE DAMAGED OR NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED. IT HAS ALSO BEEN NOTICED THAT ECI PUSHROD HSG SEALS (GREEN) WHERE A LITTLE STIFFER THAN TCM (WHITE) SEALS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SOME OF CYLINDER HOLD DOWN NUTS WERE NOT INSTALLED ON CORRECT STUDS. ONE TYPE FOR THE OTHER 6 HOLD DOWN NUTS, AND A SPECIAL NUT PN 646312 FOR THE 7TH HOLD DOWN STUD. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THE 7TH STUD NUT NEEDS TO BE BETTER IDENTIFIED, DUE TO LOCATION OF 7TH STUD, WE FEEL THAT NUT SHOULD BE A 12 POINT NUT WITH A SPECIFIC COLORING TO INDICATE THE DIFFERENCE.

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