Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
January 15, 2013
Submitted
January 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N152AC
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3474
Aircraft time
4,446 hours, 12,510 cycles
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
1184961
Part serial
04805
Condition
Leaking
Part time
2 hours
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.

What was found

DURING AIRWORTHINESS PREFLIGHT CHECK, MECHANIC NOTICED OIL COMING FROM INTERNAL AREAS OF OIL COOLER, ORDERED 2 NEW OIL COOLERS AND INSTALLED. SEVERAL RUNUPS WERE ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO OIL LEAKAGE OCCURRING, BUT DID NOT FLY. PILOT TRAINING, THE ACFT FLEW APPROX 1+25 HOURS WHEN PILOT NOTICED OIL ON SIDE OF ACFT AND ON DECK OF GEARBOX PIN POINTING IT COMING FROM OIL COOLER. MECHANIC WAS CALLED IN AND HE DISCOVERED THE OIL COOLER TO BE LEAKING IN FIN AREA OF 1 OF THE 2 OIL COOLERS BECAUSE OF ALL THE OIL SPRAYED IN THAT AREA, BUT NOT COMING FROM ANY OF THE 4 LINES GOING TO THE OIL COOLER. ORDERED 2 NEW OIL COOLERS.