SDR 99ZZZX2463

Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Beech B60

Difficulty date
June 11, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B60
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
10046A
Condition
Leaking
Location
Oil System
Component
Niagara
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

PART FAILED DURING NORMAL SERVICE. PART HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED USING EPOXY. THE EPOXY FAILED ALLOWING THE COOLER TO BEGIN LEAKING AT POINT OF ORIGINAL REPAIR. RECOMMEND ELIMINATING USE OF EPOXY ON OIL COOLERS AS EPOXY FAILURE IS COMMON.

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