What was found
OIL COOLER STARTED TO LEAK IN FLIGHT, CAUSING OIL PRESSURE FLUXUATIONS, ENG WAS SHUTDOWN, MX FOUND A LEAKING OIL COOLER. COOLER WAS REPLACED. COOLER WILL BE SENT IN TO OUR COMPONENT SUPPLIER FOR ANALYSIS.
- Difficulty date
- August 26, 2009
- Submitted
- October 23, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8106
- Aircraft time
- 32,189 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PW121
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF7
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part number
- 28E997
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 123 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.