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69-18-05: Turbocharger Lubricating Oil Scavenge Pump

FAA order 69-18-05 is an airworthiness directive in force since September 4, 1969. The FAA's subject line: Turbocharger Lubricating Oil Scavenge Pump. It names the Continental TSIO-520-B, Continental TSIO-520-D, Continental TSIO-520-E engines: about 19 aircraft on the U.S. register today across them, though an order usually covers particular versions or serial numbers rather than every one. System: engine.

What it applies to as the FAA lists it

Kind of product
Engine
Makes
Continental Motors
Models
TSIO-520-B, TSIO-520-D, TSIO-520-E
Engine series
Continental TSIO-520-B 9 aircraft
Continental TSIO-520-D 4 aircraft
Continental TSIO-520-E 6 aircraft

Dates and paperwork

In force since
September 4, 1969
Docket
Unknown
Status
Current
The FAA's document
Read the order on the FAA's site

The order itself the regulatory text, as published

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69-18-05 CONTINENTAL: Amdt. 39-835. Applies to Models TSIO-520-B (Serial Numbers 145001 through 145618), TSIO-520-D (Serial Numbers 156001 through 156103), and TSIO-520-E (Serial Numbers 165001 through 165493, 165496, and 165497) engines having 300 hours' or more time-in-service, except those engines having turbocharger oil scavenge pumps with P/N 635327 Shaft Gear-Starter, P/N 635328 Body- Scavenge Pump and P/N 635330 Gear-Scavenge Pump, or those engines equipped with P/N 635061-A1 Starter Adaptor and Scavenge Pump Assembly. Compliance: Unless already accomplished, within the next 100 hours' time-in-service after the effective date of this airworthiness directive, on engines having 300 or more hours' time-in-service, or at or before 400 hours' time-in-service on engines that have less than 300 hours' time-in-service at the effective date of this airworthiness directive, accomplish the following: To prevent failure of the turbocharger lubricating oil scavenge pump: Remove P/N 632597 scavenge pump drive gear and P/N MS 35756-3 Woodruff Key and replace with a P/N 636251 scavenge pump drive gear and a new P/N MS35756-3 Woodruff Key. In the P/N 632602 scavenge body assembly drill a .093 inch (3/32) diameter hole to a depth of .31 inch (5/16) in the floor of the gear cavity midway between the center of the gears. Continental Service Bulletin No. M69-8 dated June 11, 1969, refers to the above and provides additional instructions on this modification. This amendment becomes effective September 4, 1969.

Source: FAA Dynamic Regulatory System, airworthiness directives. The FAA's document is the authority; the register counts are this site's, from the FAA register of November 2, 2026. Connections as data: /graph/directive/69-18-05.json · aircraft systems.