Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
December 21, 2017
Submitted
June 19, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N681MA
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
8203
Aircraft time
7,745 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
7,097 hours
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
83278
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil
Part time
66 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

NEW OIL PRESSURE SWITCH CAUSED ERRONEOUS LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATION AND HOUR METER FAILURE. REPLACING THE SWITCH WITH A UNIT OF A DIFFERENT LOT NUMBER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM WITH NO DEFECTS TO EITHER THE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AND RESTORED THE FUNCTION OF THE HOUR METER.

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