Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
November 22, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
32,720 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
481141029
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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) AFTER LANDING AND TAXI TO THE GATE IN BS YZF UPON FEATHERING THE NR 2 PROPELLER, THE CREW NOTED THE ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE NR 2 ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY SHUTDOWN AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INVESTIGATED TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE. THE MAINTENANCE STAFF FOUND THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE OIL COOLER WAS CRACKED. THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED, OIL SYS SERVICED AND ACFT LEAK CHECKED, NO FURTHER FAULTS WERE NOTED.

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