Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
September 7, 2017
Submitted
September 7, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N420FP
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40FC020
Aircraft time
4,962 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A4M
Engine time
478 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
0986344077
Part serial
0
Condition
Failed
Part time
1,201 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED THAT CONTROLS THE HOBBS METER AND THE FAILURE ALLOWED OIL TO FLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD HAVE 1GT OF OIL AN HOOUR OR MORE WITH THE OIL LOSS THAT DID OCCUR.

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