Service difficulty report · Gauge · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
February 2, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
8,410 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Gauge
Part number
2279301000
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Oil Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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) AFTER STARTUP PILOT REPORTED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS READING LOW. MAINTENANCE CHECK OF THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE SYSTEM WITH AN EXTERNAL CALIBRATED GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING 15 PSI LOWER THAN THE CALIBRATED GAUGE WITH NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURES. A NEW OIL PRESSURE GAUGE KIT WAS INSTALLED AND CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY HRS ARE ON THIS GAUGE.

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