Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Beech B300

Difficulty date
October 13, 2017
Submitted
October 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL889
Aircraft time
2,904 hours, 2,426 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Engine time
2,904 hours, 2,426 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
723747
Part serial
11306A
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE HAD HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE DURING CRUISE. 97C AND CLIMBING. DESCENDED TO FL250, TEMPERATURE DECREASED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND BEGAN CLIMBING AGAIN. EMERGENCY DECLARED AND DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE OIL COOLER THERMOSTATIC BYPASS VALVE. A SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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