Service difficulty report · Stall Warning · Cessna 177RG

Difficulty date
September 3, 2003
Submitted
September 19, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N35373
Make and model
Cessna 177RG
Aircraft serial
177RG1049
Part
Stall Warning
Part number
S16722
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
2,557 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STALL WARNING SYSTEM FUNCTION TEST AT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CORRECT. SYSTEM WOULD NOT OPERATE WHEN PITOT HEAT WAS SWITCHED ON. REMOVED STALL SWITCH AND CLEANED CORROSION FROM GROUND. BOTH STALL WARNING AND PITOT HEAT WOULD OPERATE CORRECTLY THEN. PREVIOUSLY, THE STALL WARNING SYSTEM WOULD FIND A GROUND THROUGH THE PITOT HEATER VIA THE STALL WARNING HEATER. WHEN THE PITOT HEAT WAS TURNED ON, THE STALL WARNING WOULD NOT GROUND.

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