Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
January 28, 2017
Submitted
January 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441DK
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft time
7,299 hours, 7,149 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110N
Engine time
3,643 hours, 2,734 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N, R
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

RT ENGINE TORQUE INDICATOR WENT TO REDLINE ON TAKEOFF CAUSING THE ENGINE COMPUTER TO REDUCE POWER BECAUSE IT SENSED AN OVER TORQUE SITUATION. THE INDICATION WAS FAULTY AND THERE WAS NOT AN OVER TORQUE ISSUE. INSPECTION OF THE WIRES AT THE TORQUE TRANSDUCER REVEALED A SHORTED WIRE. REPAIRED WIRING AND OPS CHECKED INDICATING SYSTEM.

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