Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 404

Difficulty date
December 4, 2013
Submitted
December 5, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404MG
Make and model
Cessna 404
Aircraft serial
4040813
Aircraft time
16,292 hours
Engine
Cont GTSIO520M
Engine time
1,579 hours
Part
Gasket
Part number
AS349101
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM DEN, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LT PNEUMATIC PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. MX REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC PUMP & THE ACFT DEPARTED, CRUISING AT FL200. THE PILOT NOTED A DECREASE IN POWER & DECREASING OIL PRESS. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN & SECURED THE ENG AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE & DIVERTED TO APA. MX FOUND THE ENG HAD LOST A SIGNIFICANT QTY OF OIL. CLEANED & RAN THE ENG & FOUND THE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE PNEUMATIC PUMP MOUNTING PAD. REMOVED THE PUMP FOR INSPECTION, REPLACED THE GASKET & REINSTALLED THE PUMP. GND RUNS WERE SATISFACTORY & NO ADDITIONAL LEAKS WERE FOUND.

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