Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Lear 45LEAR

Difficulty date
October 1, 2010
Submitted
January 19, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N32AA
Make and model
Lear 45LEAR
Aircraft serial
399
Aircraft time
611 hours, 381 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
611 hours, 381 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
30607822
Part serial
080645108952
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
611 hours, 381 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING THE OIL FILTER BYPASS VALVE INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE END HSG WAS CRACKED AT THE ATTACHING PIN END CAP WITH MATERIAL MISSING. REMOVED THE RT OIL BYPASS CHECK VALVE PN 3060782-2, SN 08-06451-08952 AND FOUND A CRACK ON THE END CAP. INSTALLED NEW VALVE PN 3060782-2, SN 10-06451-10589.