Service difficulty report · Fuel Oil Cooler

Difficulty date
August 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW125B
Part
Fuel Oil Cooler
Condition
Internal Leak
Location
#2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
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) AFTER 30 MINUTES OF LEVEL FLIGHT A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON #2 ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY A PRESSURE DROP TO ZERO. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION SHOWED THE OIL SYSTEM WAS CONTAMINATED WITH FUEL. THE CAUSE WAS IDENTIFIED AS INTERNAL LEAKAGE OF THE FUEL COOLED OIL COOLER (FCOC).