Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Piper PA31T1

Difficulty date
December 8, 2004
Submitted
May 12, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N250CT
Make and model
Piper PA31T1
Aircraft serial
3177820011
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
94E42
Condition
Broken
Location
Heater
Part time
276 hours
Component
Heater · Janitrol
Component part number
FRIDE214EL
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

HEATER SHOWED SIGNS OF ABNORMAL COMBUSTION IE. SOOT TRAIL FROM FUEL DRAIN VENT. UPON INVESTIGATION. FOUND COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER FAN WHEEL ASSY HAD COME APART AND FODED HEATER. FAN MOTOR WOULD STILL RUN. AIR PRESSURE SWITCH HAD FAILED IN CLOSED POSITION IAW AD, SWITCH DOESN`T NEED OPS TESTING. RECOMMENDED THAT ALL COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE SWITCHES, BE TESTED AND THAT THE COMBUSTION AIR FAN WHEEL ASSY BE INSPECTED AT SAME INTERVALS AS IN AD. (K)

More about the Piper PA-31T1