SDR 99ZZZX1954

Service difficulty report · Cooler · Bolkms BO105S

Difficulty date
February 17, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
AC2R685K
Chevron USA, Production Company Aviation Maintenan
Aircraft
N5366Y
Make and model
Bolkms BO105S
Aircraft serial
S782
Part
Cooler
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Oil System
Component
308J81
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

INSTALLED OIL COOLER AT ZERO TSO TO REPLACE A LEAKING COOLER. DURING FIRST RUN-UP, TRANSMISSION OIL PRESSURE IMMEDIATELY EXCEEDED MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LIMITS. BY PERFORMING A BORESCOPE INSPECTION, LOOSE AND BUILT UP CARBON WAS DISCOVERED IN THE COOLER. RELEASED CARBON ALSO CONTAMINATED THE TRANSMISSION CLOGGING UP THE OIL JETS AND DRIVING UP THE PRESSURE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED ALL ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FITTINGS AND LINES WERE CONTAMINATED WITH CARBON PARTICLES. TRANSMISSION WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TORN DOWN, CLEANED AND INSPECTED, AND ALL LINES. FILTERS AND OIL TANKS HAD TO BE CLEANED, FLUSHED, INSPECTED AND RE-INSTALLED.