What was found
HIGH OIL TEMPERATURES, AT RED LINE 245 DEGREES, VERIFIED BY DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. FOUND VALVE STUCK, NOT EXTENDING. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW PART. OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- October 16, 2001
- Submitted
- January 23, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N8353K
- Make and model
- Robsin R44
- Aircraft serial
- 0348
- Engine
- Lyc O540F1B5
- System (JASC)
- 7922 · Engine Oil Temperature Regulator
- Part
- Vernatherm
- Part number
- 53E22144
- Condition
- Stuck
- Location
- Oil Cooler
- Part time
- 797 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.