Service difficulty report · Hose · Czawsp SPORTCRUISER

Difficulty date
July 21, 2015
Submitted
August 21, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N236SC
Make and model
Czawsp SPORTCRUISER
Aircraft serial
07SC078
Aircraft time
456 hours
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912ULS
Engine time
456 hours
Part
Hose
Condition
Backed Out
Location
Eng Coolant
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE OVERHEATED APPARENTLY DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT. HEADS ON ENGINE ARE WATER COOLED. ORIGINAL COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE MOUNTED ON FIREWALL HAS HOSE FROM COOLANT EXPANSION TANK ENTERING TOP OF OVERFLOW BOTTLE. HOSE WAS NOT SUBMERGED INTO COOLANT, THEREFORE, COOLANT COULD BE EXPELLED FROM ENGINE INTO OVERFLOW BOTTLE, BUT OVERFLOW BOTTLE COULD NOT SERVICE COOLANT BACK INTO ENGINE ON COOL DOWN.