SDR 96ZZZX3457

Service difficulty report · Transducer · Gulstm 560

Difficulty date
June 27, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N611ST
Make and model
Gulstm 560
Aircraft serial
5600123
Part
Transducer
Part number
170315
Condition
Out Of Calib
Location
Aoa
Part time
1,611 hours
Component
Safeflight · 170315
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

COMPARING AOA TRANSDUCER VANE WITH SISTER ACFT, FND VANE TRAVEL SUSPECT. CHECKED WITH ELEC PROTRACTOR, FND TRANSDUCER OUT OF CALIBRATION. INTERNAL STOPS HAD MOVED. ON PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT'S AOA ROTARY TEST WITH POWER ON ACFT SYS TESTS OK. STICK SHAKER, IND, LIGHTS, BUT TEST DOES NOT INCLUDE TRANSDUCER. IF VANE IS OUT OF CALIBRATION, THERE ARE EXTERNAL LIMIT MARKS TO CHECK VISUALLY. ACFT FLEW OK WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM AS CREW NEVER FLEW ACFT BELOW REF. SUBMITTER STATED THIS TRANSDUCER NEEDS AN EXTERNAL INDEX TO CHECK VANE FOR PROPER TRAVEL LIMIT. THIS SHOULD BE A GO-NO-GO ITEM.