SDR 96ZZZX1373

Service difficulty report · Tach Generator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
January 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N114DS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500397
Part
Tach Generator
Part number
32005
Condition
Improper Part
Location
Lt Eng N1 Tach
Part time
376 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

THE LT ENGINE N1 TACHOMETER GENERATOR DID NOT RESEMBLE THE OTHER TACHOMETER GENERATORS. INVESTIGATION FOUND VENDOR-ADVANCE POWER, INC., IS NOT AN APPROVED CESSNA/CITATION VENDOR FOR THIS PART. ENGINE LOG BOOK SHOWS A CITATION PART NUMBER WHEN THIS UNIT WAS INSTALLED. THIS UNIT WAS BLACK IN COLOR AND SMALLER IN DIAMETER THAN THE APPROVED UNITS.

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