Service difficulty report · Harness · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 20, 2001
Submitted
July 20, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5408G
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500666
Aircraft time
3,943 hours, 3,919 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Engine time
461 hours, 3,918 cycles
Part
Harness
Part number
3028022
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
461 hours, 3,919 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DUR HI-PWR ENG RUN, NOTICED LT ENG ITT AT 690 DEG. ITT CLIMBED, REDUCED PWR IN ORDER NOT TO EXCEED 700 DEG RED LINE OF ITT. A 5 PT PERFORMANCE RUN PERF AT P&W REQUEST. ITT AT 695 DEG. CHECKED T1 HARNESS & T6 THERMOCOUPLES. RESISTANCE OF BOTH OF THE HARNESS' WITHIN PUBLISHED LIMITS. 2 OF THE T6 THERMOCOUPLES HAD DIFFERENT P/N THAN THE OTHERS. CHANGED THE 2 T6 THERMOCOUPLES WITH THE DIFFERENT P/N. ENG WAS CHECKED FOR BLEED AIR LEAKS, NONE FOUND. ANOTHER 5 PT PERFORMANCE RUN CONDUCTED, SAME RESULTS. ITT AT 695 DEG. CHANGED STATOR VANE ICE VALVE. A RUN WAS CONDUCTED, ITT AT 690 DEG. CHANGED T1 THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS, AN ENGINE PERFORMANCE RUN COMPLETED. THE ITT DROPPED TO 660 DEGREES.

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