SDR 98ZZZX2159

Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech D95A

Difficulty date: May 18, 1998
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N64TA
Make and model: Beech D95A
Aircraft serial: TD568
System (JASC): 7920 · Engine Oil Distribution (Airframe Furnished)
Part: Hose
Condition: Failed
Location: Oil Cooler
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

OIL LINES RUNNING FROM FRONT MOUNTED OIL COOLER CONTACTED EXHAUST PIPES. OIL LINES WERE MOUNTED TO COWLING, WHEN UPPER COWL HALF WAS CLOSED AND LATCHED THE COWLING WAS PULLED INWARD CAUSING THE OIL LINES TO CONTACT EXHAUST, BURNING THROUGH AND CAUSING COMPLETE OIL LOSS.

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