Service difficulty report · Gauge · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
November 30, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
6,527 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Gauge
Part number
2279301000
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Oil Pressure
Part time
333 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) AN IN-FLIGHT ISSUE WITH LOW OIL PRESSURE OCCURRED. WHEN MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE SYSTEM THEY FOUND THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE TO BE UNDER READING BY OVER 10 PSI. A NEW GAGE AND SENDER UNIT WAS INSTALLED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE SECOND UNIT INSTALLED WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. ENGINE RUNS WERE CARRIED OUT WITH THE OIL PRESSURE FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS.

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