Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Snias SA330J

Difficulty date
February 18, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N902R
Make and model
Snias SA330J
Aircraft serial
1637
Aircraft time
8,324 hours, 9,177 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Condition
Destroyed
Location
M/R Gearbox
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

AFTER 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES OF INSTRUMENT TRAINING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT AND A SLIGHT VIBRATION WAS FELT BY THE CREW. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, 1 OF THE MAIN GEAR BOX OIL COOLER FAN BELTS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN IMMEDIATE TURN TO THE SHIP WAS MADE AND ABOUT 1 AND ½ NM FROM THE SHIP THE OTHER MAIN GEAR BOX OIL COOLER FAN BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MAIN GEAR BOX TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 92 DEGREES C AND PRESSURE REMAINED STEADY. A NORMAL LANDING WAS MADE TO THE DECK OF THE SHIP AND AN IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN WAS MADE. AFTER SHUT DOWN SEVERAL HOLES WERE DISCOVERED IN THE REAR DOG HOUSE COWLING AND ALSO THRU THE CABIN ROOF OF THE ACFT. AFTER INSPECTION, THE MGB OIL COOLER BLOWER, BEARINGS, FAN, COWLING AND TRANSMISSION DECK AND BOTH BELTS WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. BLOWER FAN BLADES WERE FOUND SEPARATED EXTERNAL TO THE BLOWER HSG.