Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cessna 177

Difficulty date
May 30, 2018
Submitted
May 30, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9058F
Make and model
Cessna 177
Aircraft serial
17700304
Aircraft time
3,852 hours, 7,000 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO320E2D
Engine time
3,852 hours, 5 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
8000075
Part serial
10428728
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
8 hours, 5 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, Y, P
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

SOMETIME AFTER ENGINE START NEW OIL COOLER WITH ONLY 8 HOURS OF USE DEVELOPED LEAK THAT RESULTED IN ENGINE STOPPAGE APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. THE RESULT WAS AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND OFF AIRPORT LANDING. ACCORDING TO MECHANICS BECAUSE OIL COOLER IS "DOWNSTREAM" OF OIL PRESSURE GAUGE THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATIONS ON INSTRUMENTS.

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