Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
May 18, 2009
Submitted
May 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667BR
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7535
Aircraft time
16,101 hours, 13,059 cycles
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Engine time
16,095 hours, 13,057 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1603662
Part serial
1072
Condition
Clogged
Location
Apu
Part time
4,827 hours, 3,471 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 5650, ELP TO IAH, DURING CRUISE WITH THE NR 2 IDG ON DEFERRAL, REQUIRING THE APU TO BE RUN THE ENTIRE FLIGHT, THE CREW RECEIVED AN APU HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE MESSAGE. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO KMAF WERE IT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE APU WAS OVER SERVICED AND DRAINED 1/2 A QUART OF OIL FROM THE APU AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAULT RETURNED THE NEXT DAY DURING GROUND OPERATIONS AND DURING TROUBLE-SHOOTING THE APU OIL COOLER WAS FOUND CLOGGED AND WAS REPLACED. THE APU OIL TEMPS WERE NORMAL WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.