SDR 97ZZZX5114

Service difficulty report · Lift Detector · Beech E55

Difficulty date
November 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N163SP
Make and model
Beech E55
Aircraft serial
TE872
Part
Lift Detector
Part number
1513
Condition
Shorted
Location
Switch
Part time
219 hours
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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON RAMP AFTER LANDING IN WET SNOW. WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATING ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE STALL WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. PILOT SILENCED HORN WITH CIRCUIT BREAKER AND ADVISED MAINTENANCE. LIFT DETECTOR WAS FOUND SHORTED INTERNALLY. AFTER EXTERNAL HEATING OF THE LIFT DETECTOR TO REMOVE MOISTURE, FUNCTION CHECKS WERE NORMAL. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS MANUFACTURER USE ENVIRONMENTALLY SEALED MICROSWITCH IN THE LIFT DETECTOR ASSEMBLY TO AVOID FALSE STALL INDICATIONS.

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