Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
November 11, 2004
Submitted
January 24, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1527C
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
0564
Engine
Cont IO550N
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
654585
Part serial
C032147120
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
474 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THIS AIRCRAFT HAS HAD AN OIL COOLER REPLACED FOR THE SAME DEFECT AT <300 HOURS. THE NEW OIL COOLER IS CRACKED AGAIN AT THE LOWER LT FLANGE AREA. NOTE: MFG HAS A SIX POINT ENGINE MOUNT OPTION AVAILABLE TO REDUCE VIBRATION IN THE AIRCRAFT. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL VIBRATION AND HAS HAD THAT MOUNT INSTALLED AT THE FIRST OIL COOLER REPLACEMENT AND THE OWNER REPORTS A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN VIBRATION LEVELS. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ORIGINAL CRACKING BUT NOT SO MUCH THE 2ND OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS BEEN AREA FLAGGED BY MFG DURING A RECENT SERVICE CENTER MEETING AND IS POSTED ON THE SC WEB SITE.

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