Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
December 20, 2001
Submitted
February 28, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left Engine
Component
Left Engine · Genelc · CF343B1
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) A/C ON APPROACH WHEN CREW NOTED LEFT OIL PRESSURE FLUCTUATING. CREW RPTED PRESSURE FLUCTUATING UP TO 25 PSI&AVERAGING 30 PSI LOWER THAN RIGHT ENGINE. NO MENTION OF WARNINGS OR OTHER ACTION TAKEN. MAINT FOUND LEFT ENGINE TO BE 5 QTS LOW OF OIL. ENGINE SERVICED&RUN WITH AG AXIS LEAK PORTS OPEN. GE REP&FSR WITNESSED MUCH FLUID NOTED FROM J AXIS PORT, CONSIDERABLE STREAM COMING FROM IT&ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THISENGINE OF CONFIG THAT DID NOT HAVE CARBON SEAL&RUNNER ON THAT SHAFT. O RINGS WERE REPL&PUMP REINST ENGINE SERVICED PER GE RECOMMENDATIONS&RUN AGAIN. TIME WHEN OIL TANK CAP REMVD, QUART OR MORE OF OIL CAME OUT OF IT. THROUGH FURTHE