What was found
OIL COOLER RUPTURED AT POINT OF PREVIOUS EPOXY REPAIR CAUSING SEVERE LEAK. EPOXY FAILURE IS COMMON AND SHOULD BE ELIMINATED FROM BEING USED IN OIL COOLERS. (X)
- Difficulty date
- October 6, 1999
- Submitted
- June 21, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 310
- Engine
- Cont O470B
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Cooler
- Part number
- 1E1104
- Part serial
- 022
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Core
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.