Service difficulty report · Cooler · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 3, 1999
Submitted
May 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5632C
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC81
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Cooler
Part number
10656C
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

MECHANICS NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM NR 1 ENGINE LOWER CHIN COWLING. REMOVED COWLING AND FOUND OIL COOLER LEAKING AT EDGE WELD. REPLACED OIL COOLER WITH 0 TSN UNIT. SERVICED OIL RESERVOIR WITH 2 QUARTS. THIS IS THE SECOND OIL COOLER TO FAIL ON THIS AIRCRAFTS NR 1 POSITION WITHIN ONE WEEK. BOTH UNITS WERE 0 TIME SINCE OVERHAUL FROM SOUTHWEST COOLER SERVICE, INC AT TIME OF INSTALLATION. BOTH UNITS CRACKED OUT AN EDGE WELD IN THE SAME PLACE. (M)

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