SDR 97ZZZX189

Service difficulty report · Transducer · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
December 11, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N55177
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
7335190
Part
Transducer
Part number
587961
Condition
Leak
Location
Hobbs Meter
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT PILOT FELT LIQUID ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE LOOKED AT HIS FOOT AND FOUND IT COVERED WITH ENGINE OIL. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND DISCOVERED SOURCE OF OIL TO BE THE HOBB'S TRANSDUCER. ABOUT THREE-FOURTHS OF A QUART OF OIL WAS SPILLED ON PILOT'S FOOT IN CABIN.

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