Service difficulty report · Relay · Cessna U206G

Difficulty date
October 27, 2008
Submitted
October 27, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N891LL
Make and model
Cessna U206G
Aircraft serial
U20606937
Aircraft time
4,565 hours, 3,378 cycles
Engine
Allsn 250C20
Engine time
4,409 hours, 3,013 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YN
Part
Relay
Part number
KHU17D31
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
4,565 hours, 3,378 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TURNING ON TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF AND APPLYING POWER THE ENGINE CHIP LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. POWER WAS REDUCED, AND TOWER APPROVED A RETURN BACK TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER APPROACED TAKEOFF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROUGHT IN AND INSPECTED, UPON APPLYING ELEC POWER TO AIRCRAFT THE CHIP LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. ALL THREE CHIP LIGHTS WERE INSPECTED AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. SUSPECTED WIRING PROBLEM OR RELAY PROBLEM. REPLACED RELAY FOR THE CHIP DETECTORS.

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