What was found
ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE ROSE HIGHER THAN USUAL. FOUND TEMPERATURE REGULATOR VALVE (THERMAL VALVE)TO BE THE PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- February 24, 2010
- Submitted
- February 24, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N196FB
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14056
- Aircraft time
- 2,879 hours, 4,439 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- Engine time
- 2,706 hours, 4,151 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Regulator Valve
- Part number
- 727029
- Part serial
- 283
- Condition
- Worn
- Location
- Oil Cooler
- Part time
- 1,180 hours, 1,650 cycles
- Component
- Oil Cooler · Agusta
- Component part number
- 109062087101
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.