What was found
OIL COOLER WAS INSTALLED. ACFT WAS GROUND RAN. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. APPROX 35 MIN INTO FLIGHT, COOLER FAILED. INSPECTION AND PRESSURE CHECK OF COOLER SHOWED FAILURE AND LEAK NEXT TO REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2012
- Submitted
- June 8, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N208CA
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4496161
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part serial
- 78F482
- Condition
- Failed
- Part time
- 10,355 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.