Service difficulty report · Indicator · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 22, 2002
Submitted
May 7, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,161 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Eng Oil Temp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOTS NOTICED QUICK RISE OF OIL TEMP, POWER WAS THEN REDUCED WHICH LOWERED THE OIL TEMP SHORTLY AFTER, NEW RISE IN OIL TEMP (LIMITS EXCEEDED), RISE AND FALL OF OIL PRESSURE (WITHIN LIMITS). PILOTS DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, PROBLEM FOUND TO BE IN THE INDICATION SYSTEM. CONTACTS CLEANED AT THE FIREWALL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR SECURED. ENGINE STARTED TO VERIFY PROPER OPERATION OF THE INDICATION SYSTEM. DURING START, UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION OCCURED. DATA RETRIEVED FROM ECTM PROCESSOR REVEALED NO LIMITS EXCEEDED. FCU REPLACED. ENGINE OPERATE NORMALLY.