Service difficulty report · Transducer · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
February 24, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 510
Aircraft time
402 hours
Engine
Pwc PW615FA
Part
Transducer
Part number
APTE304A250G
Condition
Failed
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
238 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATION WENT TO PSI 12 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WAS PRESSURE TESTED TO 80 PSI AND TRANSDUCER SUBJECTED TO VIBRATION. WIRING WAS CHECKED. ALL INDICATIONS IN COCKPIT WERE NORMAL. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT. ENGINE GROUND RUN. OIL PRESSURE CHECKED NORMAL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. SL510-79-2 WAS RELEASED TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SL WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED ON THIS ACFT AS THE TAPING OF THE TRANSDUCER AND WIRING CONNECTOR WAS NOT DONE OR IT HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO THE CURRENT OWNER POSSESSING THE ACFT. MAINTENANCE TRACKING SHOWS THE SL BEING COMPLETED 23 APRIL 2011 AT TAFT: 237.6. THE SL WILL BE REDONE PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT.

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