Our wide angle Pirani gauge is flaking metal and magnetic flakes. Is this gauge defective or normal?

Our wide angle Pirani gauge is flaking metal and magnetic flakes. Is this gauge defective or normal? The flakes are landing near our turbo pump. One of the tech advised it's oil vapor, but we have a trap several feet away from the gauge and vacuum chamber. Is this a faulty gauge?

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