Service difficulty report · Transducer · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
January 30, 2007
Submitted
February 13, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5337N
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4697102
Part
Transducer
Part number
C528072
Part serial
354
Condition
Failed
Location
Stall Warning
Part time
320 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

THIS UNIT WAS INSTALLED 12 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A TYPICAL LIFE SPAN. CAUSE OF MALFUNCTION IS UNIT BEING OVERHEATED IN FLIGHT. THEY CAN`T TURN DOWN THE HEAT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS CERTIFIED. MOST PILOTS DO NOT KNOW THIS UNIT IS INOPERATIVE. THE STALL WARNING HORN WILL SOUND EVEN THOUGH THE UNIT IS BAD. (K)

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