What was found
DURING AIRCRAFT 50 HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. TOOK OIL SAMPLE DURING ENGINE OIL CHANGE. RECOMMENDED TO OWNER TO CHANGE ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE AFTER OWNER APPROVAL.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2005
- Submitted
- February 24, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9938Z
- Make and model
- Cessna U206G
- Aircraft serial
- U20606757
- Aircraft time
- 4,007 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO520F
- Engine time
- 2,508 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly D3A34C404
- System (JASC)
- 8500 · Engine (Reciprocating)
- Part
- Engine
- Part number
- IO520F
- Part serial
- 112700R
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Part time
- 2,508 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.