Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 19, 2013
Submitted
November 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59826
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652077
Aircraft time
35,284 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
6,468 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
8535311
Part serial
78L2355
Condition
Clogged
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

RT. ENGINE, OIL TEMP REDLINE (HIGH), OIL PRESSURE LOW (REDLINE). ATTEMPTED TO SLOW ACFT AND UNCONGEAL OIL COOLER. THIS DID NOT HELP. PERFORMED PRECAUTIONARY SHUTDOWN. ON LANDING, MX INSPECTED FOR POSSIBLE OIL COOLER CONGEALING, DUE TO THE EXTREME OAT (-21°F). ENGINE OIL LEVEL WAS CHECKED AND WAS FOUND TO BE IN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE OIL FILTER WAS OPENED AND INSPECTED FOR CONTAMINATION, AND THE OIL STRAINER WAS INSPECTED - BOTH WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE ENGINE VERNATHERM, VALVE ASSY TEMP CONTROL, OIL COOLER BYPASS, WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. AN ENGINE RUNUP FOR LEAK/OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

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