Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Piper PA28236

Difficulty date
August 6, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2129Z
Make and model
Piper PA28236
Aircraft serial
287911152
Engine
Lyc O540*
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
8000074
Part serial
1041991
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FIRST UNIT THAT FAILED WAS AN O/H COOLER, PN 8000074, SN 1041411 MFG. 04/05, INSTALLED 12/01/09 AND FAILED ON 3/19/10. THE REPLACEMENT COOLER WAS NEW WITH SAME PN 8000074 AND SN 1041905 , MFG. 10/09, INSTALLED ON 3/25/10. THE FIRST WAS INSTALLED ON A FACTORY REBUILT ZERO TIME ENGINE. THIS UNIT FAILED AFTER 23.6 FLIGHT HOURS. THE SECOND, NEW COOLER, FAILED AFTER 30 MORE FLIGHT HOURS OR TOTAL ENGINE TIME OF 53 HOURS.

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