What was found
AFTER DEPARTURE, ACFT HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT DUE TO A SPLIT IN THE OIL COOLER WHICH WAS GETTING OIL ON THE MUFFLER, CAUSING SMOKE. REPLACE PART WITH NEW PMA PN 800000075, SN 10427581.
- Difficulty date
- January 13, 2016
- Submitted
- May 3, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5499W
- Make and model
- Piper PA28160
- Aircraft serial
- 28495
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part number
- 8526250
- Part serial
- PR9070
- Condition
- Cracked
- Part time
- 2,223 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.