Service difficulty report · Control System · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
December 11, 2009
Submitted
January 19, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech C90A
Engine
Pwa PT6A21
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Control System
Part number
723747
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Cooler
Part time
2,182 hours
Component
Oil Cooler
Component part number
1013890283
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT REACHED CRUISING ALTITUDE OF FL270, PILOT NOTICED RT ENGINE OIL TEMP INDICATION REACHING RED LINE, AND OIL PRESSURE STARTING TO DECREASE. PILOT REDUCED POWER ON RT ENG AND FEATHERED AFFECTED ENG, HE THEN RETURNED TO BASE AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. SYS TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND THE RT OIL COOLER TEMP CONTROL PN 723747 AT FAULT. THIS PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW. TEST FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT AND THE RT OIL TEMP REMAINED IN THE NORMAL RANGE FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT.

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