What was found
OIL THERMAL BYPASS VALVE WAS FOUND TO NOT MAINTAIN SPECIFIC OPERATING TEMPERATURES, VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2016
- Submitted
- June 20, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N68713
- Make and model
- Cessna 152
- Aircraft serial
- 15285331
- Aircraft time
- 11,811 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O235L2C
- Engine time
- 472 hours
- Propeller
- Mcauly 1A103TCM
- System (JASC)
- 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
- Part
- Bypass Valve
- Part number
- 53E22144
- Part serial
- 198765
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 472 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.