Service difficulty report · Indicator · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
4,986 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Indicator
Part number
2279301000
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
300 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) PILOTS REPORTED OIL PRESSURE WAS BELOW GREEN ARC AT FULL POWER WITH OIL TEMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GREEN. IT WAS FOUND THAT OIL PRESSURE GAGE WAS READING 10 PSI LOWER THAN CALIBRATED EXTERNAL GAGE. A NEW KIT WAS INSTALLED WHICH BROUGHT THE ERROR BELOW 6 PSI. THE POPPET VALVE AND SPRING WERE REPLACED, ENGINE RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT AND ACFT RELEASED.

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