Service difficulty report · Gasket · Piper T1020

Difficulty date
March 29, 2016
Submitted
March 30, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4112D
Make and model
Piper T1020
Aircraft serial
318353004
Aircraft time
33,081 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
1,677 hours
Part
Gasket
Part number
06B23072
Condition
Leaking
Location
Filter Adapter
Part time
1,677 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL LEAKING FROM OIL FILTER ADAPTER. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF ENGINES IN THE PAST THAT HAS CAUSED ENGINE FIRES. THIS OIL LEAK WAS FOUND POST FLIGHT AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WE INSTALLED A NEW OIL FILTER ADAPTER GASKET IAW MFG SI1543B AND SB543.

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