Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 15, 2018
Submitted
April 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N960HD
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605077
Aircraft time
4,470 hours, 3,046 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Tat Probe
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A POST-FLIGHT CHECK, FOUND THAT THE TAT PROBE WAS COVERED IN ICE THAT HAD COLLECTED DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE TAT PROBE WAS NOT HEATING AND THE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULT WITH THE X1/X2 WIRING CONTROLLING THE KC311 RELAY. THE X1/X2 WIRING WAS FOUND TO BE REVERSED AT THE BASE OF THE KC311 RELAY. IAW THE AIRCRAFT WIRING DIAGRAM THE WIRES WERE REPOSITIONED INTO THE CORRECT POSITIONS. FUNCTIONAL CHECKED SATISFACTORY.

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