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Service difficulty report · Switch · Amtr NORTHMAN22

Difficulty date
November 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N239PT
Make and model
Amtr NORTHMAN22
Aircraft serial
597
Part
Switch
Part number
K3PS4020
Condition
Leak
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
149 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

OIL PRESSURE SWITCH USED TO TURN ON FLIGHT TIME RECORDER ('HOBBS" METER) BEGAN TO LEAK OIL FROM ONE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL. A FEW DROPS OF OIL WERE NOTICED WHILE PRE-FLIGHTING FOR A 2-1/2 HOUR RETURN FLIGHT. AFTER RETURNING, THERE WAS A LARGE OIL LEAK. ENGINE WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. TESTING SWITCH INDICATES LARGE OIL LEAK AT ELECTRIC TERMINAL.