Service difficulty report · Transducer · Diamon DA42

Difficulty date
December 10, 2016
Submitted
December 12, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N424TS
Make and model
Diamon DA42
Aircraft serial
42AC140
Aircraft time
4,527 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
3,677 hours
Part
Transducer
Part number
IPT20RT11000100G
Part serial
83212643
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Fuel System
Part time
308 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

INACCURATE READINGS FROM RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. TRANSDUCER HAS ONLY 307.9 HOURS SINCE NEW. NEW TRANSDUCER WAS INSTALLED AND INDICATION ISSUES WENT AWAY.

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