Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
March 28, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466CA
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7627
Aircraft time
14,430 hours, 12,643 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
14,430 hours, 12,643 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1603662
Part serial
717
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Part time
1,716 hours, 1,288 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5601, IAH TO JAX - DURING CRUISE THE CREW RECEIVED AN APU OIL TEMP MESSAGE ON EICAS. THE PROPER QRH CHECKLISTS WERE FOLLOWED, AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PNS, WHERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE APU AND FOUND THAT IT WAS LOW ON OIL. AFTER SERVICING THE OIL TO THE CORRECT LEVEL THE APU THEN OPERATED NORMALLY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE. ON THE 31ST OF MARCH, THE APU WAS TROUBLESHOT DUE TO THE HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE PROBLEMS AND THE APU OIL COOLER WAS FOUND TO BE CLOGGED AND LEAKING OIL. THE OIL COOLER WAS REPLACED AND THE APU OPERATED NORMALLY.