SDR 99ZZZX4236

Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
October 21, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N50JN
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft serial
4250232
Part
Hose
Part number
AE7059761
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
118 hours
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

SIDE WALL OF RIGHT OIL COOLER HOSE, PN AE705976, FAILED WHERE HOSE MAKES A SHARP BEND WHEN INSTALLED. HOSE FAILED WITH NO SIGNS OF PREVIOUS LEAKAGE. CESSNA RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION OF LONGER OIL HOSE, PN AE7013002K0204. HOSE INSTALLATION REQUIRES FORM 337 FIELD APPROVAL. FIVE HOURS PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE, THE LEFT HOSE WAS CHANGED DUE TO LEAKAGE. CURRENTLY, THE ACFT HAS PN AE7013002K0204 ON LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINES. IT APPEARS FAILURES COULD BE THE RESULT OF THE SHARP BEND THE HOSE MAKES WHEN INSTALLED OR FAULTY MANUFACTURING. THIS ACFT HAD TO SHUT THE RIGHT ENGINE DOWN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN-FLIGHT.

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