What was found
INSTALLED NEW OIL FILTER AND FOUND THE OIL FILTER WAS FAULTY AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO PUMP ALL OF THE OIL OUT OF THE ENGINE. OIL FILTER MOUNTING STUD WAS ONLY THREADED TO A LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY .2500.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2014
- Submitted
- July 12, 2014
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N57882
- Make and model
- Piper PA36300
- Aircraft serial
- 367760044
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Oil Filter
- Part number
- AA481102
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Engine Oil
- Stage of operation
- AG
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.