What was found
TERMINAL END OF OIL COOLER STRAP FOUND BROKEN DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION. APPEARS TO BE CAUSED BY FLEXING AND FATIGUE. RECOMMEND OTHER METHOD OF MOUNTING OIL COOLER. PERHAPS A RIGID MOUNT WOULD BE BETTER.
- Difficulty date
- September 6, 2002
- Submitted
- September 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N864AF
- Make and model
- Grob G120A
- Aircraft serial
- 85004
- System (JASC)
- 7921 · Engine Oil Cooler
- Part
- Strap
- Part number
- 120A6634
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Oil Cooler
- Part time
- 431 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.