Service difficulty report · Gauge · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
5,425 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Gauge
Part number
2279301000
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
895 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS SNAGGED DURING THE RUNUP FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE, NOT IN THE GREEN AT 2000 RPM. MAINTENANCE TESTED THE GAUGE AND SENDER WITH A CALIBRATED GAUGE AND FOUND IT TO BE READING 15 PSI LOWER THAN THE MASTER GAUGE. A NEW OIL PRESSURE KIT WAS INSTALLED AND TESTED NORMAL. THIS IS THE SIXTH FAILURE OF A GAUGE IN THIS ACFT ALONE AND OVER 60 OF THE NEW GAUGE KITS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON OUR FLEET FOR READING LOW.

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