Service difficulty report · Connector · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
April 5, 2005
Submitted
April 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N529HH
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
1228
Aircraft time
38 hours
Part
Connector
Condition
Dirty
Location
Tach Indicator
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS THE RPM AND TEMPERATURE INDICATIONS WOULD BECOME INTERMITTENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE EGT/CHT HARNESS ON THE RT BANK OF CYLINDERS WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND WAS BURNING THROUGH THE INSULATION OF THE WIRES. CONNECTOR FOR THE TACH INDICATION WAS DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED, AND REASSEMBLED. OPS CHECK FOLLOWING THIS WAS OK.

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