SDR 95ZZZX6682

Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Piper PA28236

Difficulty date
October 27, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2204A
Make and model
Piper PA28236
Aircraft serial
287911006
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
8529245
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bottom Seam
Part time
1,924 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

OIL COOLER SENT FOR REPAIR ON MOUNTING FLANGE. RECEIVED AND REINSTALLED ON 10-12-95. ON 10-22-95, ON A TRIP, THE COOLER SPLIT AND DEVELOPED A LEAK. REPAIR STATION FOUND THAT INSTALLER OVERTORQUED THE BOTTOM FITTING. SUBMITTER DISAGREES WITH THAT FINDING, BUT FEELS THAT IF IT IS A PROBLEM, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.

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