What was found
OIL COOLER INSPECTION FOUND A CRACK FORMED AT THE BASE OF THE FRONT INBOARD STIFFENER, IN WELD AREA. CRACK HAD PENETRATED THE WELD. SUSPECT CAUSE, BAD WELD.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9157M
- Make and model
- Mooney M20R
- Aircraft serial
- 290009
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part number
- 649479
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Front Inboard
- Part time
- 682 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.