Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Cessna 525C

Difficulty date
May 8, 2025
Submitted
May 27, 2025
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N824NE
Make and model
Cessna 525C
Aircraft serial
0447
Aircraft time
757 hours, 438 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Part number
MS27484T2YF4P
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Zone 100
Part time
757 hours, 438 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, WITH AUTOPILOT ENGAGED, CREW WAS ALERTED TO A RT WING OVERTEMP MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY AUTOPILOT DOING UNCOMMANDED LT & RT ROLLS RAPIDLY, AUTOPILOT DISENGAGED BY CREW & THE ACFT FLOWN BY HAND. CREW NOTED THAT THE AILERON TRIM INDICATED FULL LT DEFLECTION & WOULD NOT RESPOND TO SWITCH MOVEMENT. DESCENDED & LANDED SAFELY. UPON TOUCHDOWN, CREW WAS ALERTED TO A WOW MISCOMPARE MESSAGE. NOTED WITH ENGS AT IDLE POWER WITH ALL ANTI-ICE SELECTED OFF, BOTH LT & RT WING OVERHEAT MESSAGES ILLUMINATED. ACRT TURNED OVER TO MAINT, ARES DATA DOWNLOADED & SENT TO MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION. MANUFACTURER REVIEWED THE DATA & ADVISED TECHS TO INSPECT CONDITION & SECURITY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PS001. MAINTGAINED ACCESS TO CONNECTOR PS001 & DISCOVERED CONNECTOR WAS NOT LOCKED IN PLACE & LOOSE. MAINT INSPECTED THE CONNECTOR, ELECTRICAL PINS & SOCKETS, NO ISSUES NOTED. CONNECTOR PS001 REINSTALLED & SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED IAW MM.

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