SDR 99ZZZX509

Service difficulty report · Valve · Mooney M20J

Difficulty date
January 13, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1084B
Make and model
Mooney M20J
Aircraft serial
243266
Part
Valve
Part number
53E19600
Condition
Failed
Location
Temp Bypass
Part time
1,010 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, OBSERVED HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE OF 230 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, OAT MINUS 10 DEGREES CELCIUS. CHT NORMAL, OIL PRESSURE NORMAL. AFTER FLIGHT, OIL LEVEL 6-1/2 QUARTS, NORMAL. OIL COOLER APPEARED CLEAN, BUT COLD. REMOVED THERMOSTATIC BYPASS VALVE. CHECKED WITH HOT WATER TEST, NOTICED NO MOVEMENT OF VALVE. INSTALLED NEW THERMOSTATIC BYPASS VALVE, SUPERIOR, P/N SL 53E19600, S/N 106U. FLIGHT TEST SHOWED OIL TEMPERATURE OF 170 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, OAT MINUS NINE DEGREES CELCIUS. ALL CONDITIONS NORMAL. S/N 66755 INSTALLED 12-1-95 AT 703.6 HOURS TTSN PER SB 518C. S/N 10611 INSTALLED 1-4-99 AT 1,713.0 HOURS TTSN.

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