SDR 96ZZZX2046

Service difficulty report · Indicator · Beech 58

Difficulty date
February 2, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N66432
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH1056
Part
Indicator
Part number
IG44
Condition
Defective
Location
Source Pressure
Part time
2,904 hours
Component
Airborne
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, INSTRUMENT AIR PRESSURE GAUGE READ NORMAL WHEN EITHER ENGINE WAS RUN INDIVIDUALLY, BUT INDICATED HIGH WHEN BOTH ENGINES OPERATING. ALSO, NOTICED ACTIVATION OF DEICE SYS CAUSED INSTRUMENT TO 'PEG' FOR DURATION OF CYCLE. T/S SYS DISCLOSED ACTUAL PRESS DELIVERED TO GYROS WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL (APPROX 3.0 INCH HG) AND INSTRUMENT AIR REGULATOR SET TO MINIMUM, I.E., SCREWED ALL THE WAY IN. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT REGULATOR ADJUSTED TO PROVIDE CORRECT PRESS TO GYROS, ACFT PRESS GAUGE READING WENT 'OFF THE SCALE'. INVEST REVEALED SOURCE INDICATORS OF INSTR AIR PRESS GAUGE LEAKING & PRESSURIZING INSTR CASE INTERNALLY CAUSING ABNORMALLY HIGH INDICATIONS. DEFECTIVE INSTR REPLACED WITH O/H UNIT.

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