Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
May 27, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3YH
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0239
Aircraft time
111 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
111 hours
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
10281A
Part serial
C02200433
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
111 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL COOLER CRACKED AT OUTBOARD FLANGE, AT BAFFLING MOUNT. THIS IS THE TENTH OIL COOLER ON A/C THAT OUR REPAIR STATION HAS SEEN WITH A CRACKED OIL COOLER IN THE EXACT SAME LOCATION. MFG HAS AN OPTIONAL SB22-71-03 BAFFLE MODIFICATION THAT SUGGESTS THAT THE BAFFLE BE MODIFIED TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. MY SUGGESTION IS THAT THIS SB BE MANDATORY AND/OR TIED TO AN AD TO PREVENT THE OIL COOLER FROM CRACKING AND CAUSING A POSSIBLE OIL LEAK.

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