What was found
(CAN) PILOT REPORTED HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE. BYPASS VALVE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND TO BE CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- August 31, 2015
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- Aircraft time
- 797 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207D
- System (JASC)
- 7922 · Engine Oil Temperature Regulator
- Part
- Bypass Valve
- Part number
- 726800
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Oil Cooler
- Part time
- 415 hours
- Component
- Oil Cooler Assy
- Component part number
- 429065012101
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- M, J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.