SDR HYIAN3292M

Service difficulty report · Separator · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 10, 2009
Submitted
January 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3292M
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0304
Aircraft time
22,319 hours, 55,800 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
2,236 hours, 5,589 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C505
Part
Separator
Part number
AMA202067156
Condition
Frozen
Location
Zone 500
Part time
2,236 hours, 5,589 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
E, D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT OVERNIGHTED IN TEMPS WELL BELOW ZERO, WITHOUT PROPER PREHEAT. AFTER TAKEOFF, BREATHER SYSTEM BLOCKED UP FROM FREEZING MOISTURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 AGL, THE LEFT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE BEGAN TO RISE ABOVE THE GREEN ARC. AS CREW BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE, THE OIL ACCESS PANEL OPENED, RESULTING IN SOME OIL LOSS AND A MISSING DIPSTICK. ENGINE SHUT DOWN NORMAL, RETURN UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE CLEANED AIR/OIL SEPARATOR, AND ASSOCIATED LINES OF MOISTURE. SERVICED OIL, INSTALLED NEW OIL DIPSTICK, GROUND RUN OK, RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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