Service difficulty report · Sensor · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
October 5, 2006
Submitted
November 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N827SB
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK2
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Sensor
Part number
310033501
Part serial
A240
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Engine N1
Part time
8,181 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

IN NORMAL FLIGHT, THE EFC OFF(ELECTRONIC FUEL CONTROL) ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOTS ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE EFC SEVERAL TIMES, FAILING AT EVERY ATTEMPT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE N1 SENSOR PROBE CAUSED BY THE N1 PICK-UP, AT 24 EQUALLY-SPACED TOOTHED WHEEL INTEGRAL TO THE COMPRESSOR SHAFT. MINUTE DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED ON THE PROBE, CONSISTING OF AN EXTREMELY SHALLOW GROOVE CUT INTO THE END OF THE PROBE. THE TOOTHED WHEEL DID NOT APPEAR DAMAGED. THE PROBE WAS PROBABLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE IMPROPER INSTALLATION. (K)

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