SDR 98ZZZX4240

Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
October 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66NC
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0519
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K, W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OIL LEAK NOTED BELOW THE OIL COOLER ON A RECENTLY OVERHAULED ENGINE. OIL COOLER WAS PULLED AND GASKETS REPLACED. ENGINE STILL LEAKED OIL. OIL COOLER WAS PULLED AND 3 RECENTLY OVERHAULED COOLERS INSTALLED. ALL LEAKED. INSPECTION OF OIL COOLER MATING SURFACE SHOWED ALL 4 COOLERS TO BE MACHINED CONCAVE TO A DEPTH GREATER THAN THE THICKNESS OF THE GASKET. AN OIL COOLER WAS INSTALLED.

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