Service difficulty report · Annunciator · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
May 2, 2005
Submitted
May 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N939ER
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496201
Aircraft time
4 hours
Engine
Lyc O360*
Part
Annunciator
Part number
89340002
Part serial
239
Condition
Miswired
Location
Cokcpit
Part time
4 hours
Stage of operation
CR
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

AC WITH INCONSISTENT ANNUNCIATOR INDICATIONS. DURING REPAIR, TROUBLESHOT SYS, CONFIRMED DISCREPANCY: OIL LIGHT AND GEAR WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS ON THEN OFF ON ANNUN PANEL, REMOVED ANNUN PANEL, FOUND WIRE TO PTT LIGHT TEST INTERFACE PLUG PIN 3 TO ANNUN PANEL GROUND MISWIRED. INSTALLED NEW ANNUN PANEL, FOUND LOW BUS LIGHT INOP, HEATER OVER TEMP LIGHT INOP ON PTT TEST. REPAIRED WIRE ON ORIGINAL ANNUN PANEL IAW MFG MM. REINSTALLED ORIGINAL UNIT ONTO PANEL. PLACED AC ON JACKS, PERFORMED GEAR SWING TO VERIFY GEAR UNSAFE WARNING ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT, AND THROTTLE HORN/LIGHT COMBINATION. PERFORMED ENG RUN UP AND VERIFIED OIL LIGHT ANNUNCIATION, PERFORMED PTT LIGHT TEST ON ANNUN PANEL, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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