Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Swrngn SA226AT

Difficulty date
December 8, 2003
Submitted
January 5, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226AT
Aircraft time
21,852 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
980871103P261
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

(CAN) ON TAXI IN FROM THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE CREW NOTICED THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE GAUGE CONFIRMED THE INDICATION. THE CREW SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. ON ARRIVAL AT THE RAMP, A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF OIL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM THE COWL. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED, AND TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A THE AUTO IGNITION PRESSURE SWITCH INSTALLED ON THE TORQUE PRESSURE MANIFOLD. THE SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF AD 2002-01-16. PART TOTAL TIME WAS 580 HOURS SINCE NEW. A SERVICEABLE SWITCH WAS INSTALLED AND GROUND RUN CARRIED OUT SERVICEABLE.