Service difficulty report · Cartridge · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
May 4, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Engine
Thielt TAE12501
Part
Cartridge
Part number
D4490752101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Not Reported
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOTS REPORTED THAT THE RT ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH, 136 DEGREES C. MAINTAINER CHANGED OIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, OIL COOLERS, OIL, AND FILTER. OIL TEMPERATURE REPORTED AS STILL RUNNING HIGH. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SILICATE CARTRIDGE, USED TO PROTECT LIQUID COOLANT SYSTEM FROM CORROSION, HAD A HOLE IN IT, ALLOWING SILICATE PELLETS TO ESCAPE INTO COOLANT. THE PELLETS WERE OBSTRUCTING PASSAGES IN THE ENGINE OIL HEAT EXCHANGER, NOT ALLOWING FOR PROPER COOLING. AUSTRO ENGINE PROVIDED A PROCEDURE, AR0912,TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY FIXTURE IN PLACE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER, AND USE WATER TO FLUSH PELLETS FROM SYS. ACFT EVENTUALLY RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NORMALLY FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS.

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