Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Zinair CH2000

Difficulty date
April 29, 2012
Submitted
May 3, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N263AM
Make and model
Zinair CH2000
Aircraft serial
201049
Aircraft time
232 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Lyc O235N2C
Engine time
232 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Snsnch 72CK
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
P010904
Part serial
K04533951
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
232 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ODOR OF BURNED ELECTRICAL WIRING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE OIL ENTERING CABIN AT FOOT PEDAL AREA, LOSS OF ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED. EMERGENCY LANDING, SAFELY LANDED APPROX 5 MINUTES AFTER FIRST NOTICING THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOSS. FOUND ENGINE WAS FOUND DRY, WITH A LARGE OIL TRAIL STARTING ON THE FIREWALL BEHIND THE ENGINE OIL COOLER, LOCATED ON THE FIREWALL PILOT'S SIDE AND EXTENDING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF FUSELAGE BELLY. THE 6-QUART OIL SUMP FOUND TO CONTAIN 1.5 - 2.0 QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL, VISUALLY INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINANTS AND NONE FOUND.