SDR GEN202108060001

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 182B

Difficulty date: July 30, 2021
Submitted: August 6, 2021
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N2605G
Make and model: Cessna 182B
Aircraft serial: 51905
Engine: Cont O470L
System (JASC): 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
Part: Gasket
Part number: FM07
Condition: Deformed
Location: Oil Filter Adapt
Part time: 400 hours
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: K
Precautionary procedure: K

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

What was found

ON SHUTDOWN, NOTICED A POOL OF OIL ON THE RAMP, AND THICK ALONG THE ENTIRE BELLY. MEASURED 5 QTS OF OIL REMAINING. INSPETION REVEALED THE FIBER GASKET SHOWED A NICK AND DEFROMATION OF THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. ON REMOVAL, CONFIRMED THE GASKET ON THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER WAS DEFORMED.

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