Service difficulty report · Meter · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
March 9, 2001
Submitted
April 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,205 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Meter
Condition
Faulty
Location
Voltage
Part time
1,426 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED LOW VOLTAGE ON NR 2 BATTERY SYSTEM CHECKED AND IT WAS FOUND THE VOLT METER IN OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS AT FAULT. WE COULD NOT REPLACE JUST THE METER SO A PANEL WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED. THE OLD PANEL WHEN REMOVED WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME BURNT MARKS ON IT BUT NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR HOT SPOTS AROUND THE AREA. THE CREWS HAD NOT REPORTED SMELLING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.