SDR 98ZZZX4762

Service difficulty report · Line · Cessna R182

Difficulty date
March 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N321Q
Make and model
Cessna R182
Aircraft serial
R18200438
Part
Line
Part number
070009937
Condition
Corroded
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
2,600 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED A FLICKER OF OIL PRESS GAUGE. CONTROL TOWER WAS ADVISED, ACFT STARTED TO RETURN TO BASE. OIL PRESS DROPPED TO ZERO AND ON 2-MILE FINAL, ENG QUIT. DEAD STICK LANDING WAS MADE WITH NO DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME. UPON INVEST A HOLE WAS FOUND, PUNCHED IN THE UPPER CASE. THE OIL SUMP WAS EMPTY. OIL WAS RUNNING OUT DRAIN HOLES IN BELLY AND OUT THE RT SIDE CABIN VENT. INVEST BEHIND INST PANEL REVEALED OIL PRESS LINE (P/N 0700099-37) FROM FIREWALL TO GAUGE HAD FRACTURED ALLOWING OIL TO RUN DOWN THE FIREWALL. CORROSION FOUND TO BE CAUSE OF FAILURE. ORIG EQUIP AVIONIC COOLING HOSE WAS ROUTED OVER THE LINE AND IT HAD NUMEROUS HOLES. THE FORMING WIRE INSIDE COOLING HOSE WAS ALL CORRODED AWAY.

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