Service difficulty report · Transducer · Piper PA32301T

Difficulty date
December 28, 2011
Submitted
December 29, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N929DJ
Make and model
Piper PA32301T
Aircraft serial
3257344
Aircraft time
657 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Transducer
Part number
84522003
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel Pressure
Part time
657 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED NO FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION ON DISPLAY. FOUND FUEL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER MOUNTED UNDER LT MAGNETO WITH WIRING FACING UP. INSPECTION REVEALED UNIT TO BE OIL-SOAKED DUE TO PRIOR MAGNETO REPLACEMENT. SUSPECT OIL MIGRATED INTO WIRING AND SHORTING OUT UNIT. REPLACED TRANDUCER WITH NEW AND OPS CK GOOD. NEW UNIT WIRING EXTERNALLY SEALED WITH RTV TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS.

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