Service difficulty report · Pressure Gauge · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
October 4, 2012
Submitted
October 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N860FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0182
Aircraft time
11,464 hours, 19,042 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Pressure Gauge
Part number
26060153
Part serial
L99369
Condition
Erratic
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
3,324 hours, 6,799 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT 8974, PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AND AN EMERGENCY DECLARED EN-ROUTE DUE TO A FLUCTUATING OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. PILOT ADVISED OIL PRESSURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED +/- 4 DURING FLIGHT, THEN LEVELED OFF AT 5,000 MSL. ACFT LOST SOME OIL PRESSURE, BUT MAINTAINED IN THE GREEN ARC. ON LANDING AND ROLL OUT, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DECREASED TO APPROX 65 PSI AND IT WAS IN THE YELLOW CAUTION ZONE ARC. MX R & R OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IAW MM 79-30-00. REMOVED AND CLEANED AND REINSTALLED ENGINE OIL FILTER IAW MM 79-20-00. ENGINE RUN OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD - OIL PRESSURE IN THE GREEN ARC ALL RANGES.

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