What was found
OVERHAULED OIL COOLER CRACKED AT LOWER MOUNTING FLANGE. REPLACEMENT OVERHAULED OIL FAILED (ONE OF THE CENTER TUBES BURST) INFLIGHT AFTER 1.5 HOURS. ENGINE LOST 4 QUARTS IN 10 MINUTES.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2001
- Submitted
- September 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N151GS
- Make and model
- Cessna 340A
- Aircraft serial
- 340A0545
- Engine
- Cont TSIO520*
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Oil Cooler
- Part number
- 636900
- Part serial
- 49081131
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Oil System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.