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Incident

FAA incident report · Amtr RV4 · Apex, NC · November 19, 2005

Date: November 19, 2005 · 14:48 local
Place: Apex, NC
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N83FS
Reported as: Amtr RV4
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total2,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N83FSRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Smith F H SMITHS RV-4S/N 3083 · Built 1993 Airframe modelSmith F H SMITHS RV-4 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot/repairman for this experimental aircraft reported that, after repairing a bracket on the engine oil cooler and reinstalling the oil cooler on the aircraft, he took the aircraft for a test flight. Approximately 35 minutes into the flight the engine stopped and the pilot made an emergency landing on US1 in Apex, NC. There was no damage to the aircraft or property. Subsequent investigation found a major oil leak on the engine. The most probable location of the leak was in the oil line from the oil cooler. The repairman stated that he thinks he may not have gotten the fitting tight enough because it appears as though the wrench was rubbing against the oil cooler casing, making him believe that there was a lot of resistance in the line fitting, as if the fitting were tight. There was no logbook entry for the removal, repair, and replacement of the oil cooler and its bracket.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT/REPAIRMAN FOR THIS EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT, AFTER REPAIRING A BRACKET ON THE ENGINE OIL COOLER AND REINSTALLING THE OIL COOLER ON THE AIRCRAFT, HE TOOK THE AIRCRAFT FOR A TEST FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 35 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON US1 IN APEX, NC. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION FOUND A MAJOR OIL LEAK ON THE ENGINE. THE MOST PROBABLE LOCATION OF THE LEAK WAS IN THE OIL LINE FROM THE OIL COOLER. THE REPAIRMAN STATED THAT HE THINKS HE MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN THE FITTING TIGHT ENOUGH BECAUSE IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE WRENCH WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE OIL COOLER CASING, MAKING HIM BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF RESISTANCE IN THE LINE FITTING, AS IF THE FITTING WERE TIGHT. THERE WAS NO LOGBOOK ENTRY FOR THE REMOVAL, REPAIR, AND REPLACEMENT OF THE OIL COOLER AND ITS BRACKET.

Other reports on N83FS · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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