Service difficulty report · Indicator · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
October 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Indicator
Part number
8000B800
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Airspeed
Stage of operation
AP
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) DURING AN APPROACH, THE STALL WARNING HORN WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY ALTHOUGH THE AIRSPEED WAS INDICATING WELL ABOVE STALL SPEED. THE STALL HORN SYS WAS INSPECTED WITH NO FAULTS BEING FOUND. WHEN THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS CHECKED THE AIRSPEED WOULD NOT RETURN TO 0 AFTER BLEEDING THE TEST BOX. AFTER BLOWING OUT THE PITOT LINE FROM THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR TO THE WING PROBE THE AIRSPEED BEGAN TO ACT NORMAL. HOWEVER A CALIBRATION CHECK OF THE AIRSPEED INDICATION COMPARED TO THE TEST BOX SHOWED OUT OF LIMIT DIFFERENCES AT MIDDLE AND CRUISE AIRSPEEDS. THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE GAUGE, THE UNIT WAS TESTED AND NO FAULTS WERE FOUND.

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