Service difficulty report · Door · Cvac 440

Difficulty date
July 25, 2007
Submitted
September 5, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 440
Aircraft time
10,802 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D22
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Door
Part number
315341
Part serial
1262477
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT WAS DISPATCHED FOR FIRE ACTION. AFTER DEPARTURE, THE RT OIL TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS OBSERVED TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RED ARC, APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES C. THE FLIGHT CREW IMMEDIATELY SHUTDOWN THE RT ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION AND RETURNED TO BASE. DURING INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE, THE RT OIL COOLER DOOR WAS OBSERVED TO BE NOT FUNCTIONING AND POSITIONED FULLY CLOSED. THE RT OIL COOLER DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED. DURING DISASSEMBLY, SEVERAL WIRES AND A TERMINAL BLOCK WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX. THE OIL COOLER DOOR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND RIGGED IAW MM. AFTER GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC NR 20070824007)