Service difficulty report · Transducer · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
March 19, 2020
Submitted
March 25, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N87SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
3657089
Aircraft time
8,119 hours, 6,732 cycles
Engine time
7,590 hours, 6,331 cycles
Part
Transducer
Part number
99140894
Part serial
59068549
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Zone 400
Part time
4,783 hours, 4,103 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDE THE LEFT OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY FROM ZERO UP TO MAXIMUM PSI. NO LOW OIL PRESSURE ANNUNCIATOR WAS OBSERVED AND ALL OTHER ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO HOME BASE WHERE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A FAULTY OIL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER. THE TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED AND GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS AT ALL POWER SETTINGS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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