SDR N3XR20241204002

Service difficulty report · Transducer · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date: December 4, 2024
Submitted: December 5, 2024
Operation: General aviation
Filed by: N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft: N460ER
Make and model: Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial: 172S12650
Aircraft time: 2,498 hours
Engine: Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time: 2,467 hours
System (JASC): 8550 · Reciprocating Engine Oil System
Part: Transducer
Part number: P26550371
Condition: Fluctuates
Location: Engine Oil
Part time: 2,467 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

DURING TAXI, NOTED OIL PRESSURE NOT WITHIN THE GREEN AT 1000 RPM. DURING RUN-UP, OIL PRESSURE ENTERED THE GREEN BUT FLUCTUATED BETWEEN THE FIRST 1/4 OF THE GREEN. AFTER RUN-UP WHEN THROTTLE WAS REDUCED BACK TO 1000, OIL PRESSURE 47 (TEMP 195). THE OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WAS FOUND TO BE BAD AND WAS REPLACED.

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