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Re: Part needed ASAP

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mbitran wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 1:06 pm When maintenance looked at ECU A, it also was not logging flight data correctly, so it did need to be replaced (not a safety issue so we were able to wait a month to change it out - it took a while for Austro to send the new one).

This was all done about 4 months ago. The warranty covered the costs.

I have gotten one ECU error since then. I did the runup pointed downwind, on a gusty day. My guess is that a gust hit the prop and increased the RPM during the test, causing the ECU to create an error. I was unable to soft clear it. I shut down and rebooted everything, re-did the runup, and the error cleared.

On takeoff, I see RPM slightly above 2300 (around 2320 RPM). I'm not sure if this is normal - I will address next maintenance cycle.
I never received an ECU error, but during my annual in February the shop discovered the logging problem. Austro has issued an SB that said there is a software fix coming, but decided to replace it under warranty anyway. Not a safety issue and I continued to fly the plane until the replacement arrived.
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Re: Part needed ASAP

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photoSteveZ wrote: Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:07 pm The left engine started giving ECU failure warnings on both A and B channels in flight today. Shop has determined it’s a faulty oil pressure sensor, part no. E4A-52-100-801. Wouldn’t you know it, I have a trip scheduled at the end of the work week and I’m trying to track down a sensor in time to keep to the plan. Diamond Canada isn’t answering their phones and the US service centers I’ve tried so far don’t have stock.

Anyone here have a lead on one in the lower 48?

If London has one, can they ship overnight or does Customs get in the way?
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London had the part and shipped it on Tuesday. Arapahoe Aero received the part on Wednesday before noon, installed and tested it, and I flew it home the same day. Jet shades arrived Thursday; installed that evening. Friday morning we loaded up and flew from EIK to SNA with a stop in PGA: no issues and the Jet Shades added significantly to cabin comfort in the rapidly warming desert Southwest.

Flew home to Denver from LA yesterday, nonstop: 3.8hr on the Hobbs at 17,000’. I love my 62. :thumbsup:
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