SDR 97ZZZX3072

Service difficulty report · Gasket · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
June 25, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N321FL
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0207
Part
Gasket
Part number
629116
Condition
Torn
Location
Oil Cooler
Part time
242 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT CAME IN WITH RIGHT ENGINE LEAKING OIL. FOUND LEAK BETWEEN OIL COOLER AND CASE. WHEN COOLER PULLED AWAY FROM CASE, GASKET HAD A STRAIGHT LINE TEAR AND PART 'OF 1 SIDE OF GASKET ON CASE, OTHER ON COOLER. THE REST OF THE GASKET HAD UNEVEN MARKS LIKE BEING TORN' WHEN COOLER WAS REMOVED.

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