Service difficulty report · Potentiometer · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 19, 2001
Submitted
March 13, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Potentiometer
Part number
9802811201
Condition
Broken
Location
Central Warning
Part time
1,802 hours, 1,516 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) THE GONG GENERATED BY THE CAWS WAS VERY LOW IN VOLUME OVER THE SPEAKER, THE VOLUME WAS NORMAL IN THE HEADSETS. THE PILOT POTENTIOMETER/SWITCH WAS FOUND WITH AN ELECTRICAL PIN BROKEN OFF INTERNALLY IN THE SWITCH. PART WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.