What was found
(CAN) WHEN CHASING AN OIL PRESSURE SNAG IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PRESSURE GAUGE WAS READING LOW CAUSING A FALSE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION. THE GAUGE AND SENDER UNIT WERE REPLACED AND TESTED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND.
- Difficulty date
- December 20, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Aircraft time
- 6,084 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 7930 · Engine Oil Indicating System
- Part
- Gauge
- Part number
- 2279301000
- Condition
- Inaccurate
- Location
- Oil Pressure
- Part time
- 2,000 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.