Service difficulty report · Gauge · Cessna 172RG

Difficulty date
February 1, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 172RG
Aircraft time
3,970 hours
Engine
Lyc O360F1A6
Propeller
Mcauly B2D34C220
Part
Gauge
Part number
264600062
Condition
Stuck
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
3,970 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ACFT WAS BEING BROUGHT INTO THE HANGAR FOR OVER NIGHT PARKING, PILOT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE THAT THE OIL PRESSURE NEEDLE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN ARC. AME CHECKED THE GAUGE NEXT MORNING IT WAS STILL SHOWING READING IN MIDDLE OF THE GREEN ARC. REMOVED THE GAUGE AND FOUND THAT IF YOU MOVED THE NEEDLE IT WOULD GO DOWN TO BOTTOM OF SCALE. IF MOVED BACK IT WOULD STICK WHERE YOU LEFT IT. NEW GAUGE ORDERED. OIL PRESSURE LINE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE CLEAN. (TC 20100203012)

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