Service difficulty report · Sensor · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
November 22, 2008
Submitted
December 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N212LV
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1547
Aircraft time
678 hours
Engine
Cont IO360*
Engine time
678 hours
Part
Sensor
Part number
12635002
Condition
Defective
Location
Oil System
Part time
678 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SENSOR PRODUCED A FALSE HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION DURING ACFT APPROACH TO AIRPORT. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS INTERNAL FAILURE, RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT RECURRENCE ARE UNAVAILABLE, AS THE FREQUENCY OF THIS TYPE OF OCCURRENCE HAS BEEN VERY LOW.

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