Service difficulty report · Wire · Gulstm 690A

Difficulty date
April 27, 2004
Submitted
June 4, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 690A
Aircraft time
7,956 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE3315251K
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Wire
Condition
Failed
Location
Beta Switch
Component
Beta Switch
Component part number
800323503
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING CRUISE, THE RT ENGINE BETA LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALL PROPELLER AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE AFFECTED ENGINE AND FEATHERED THE PROPELLER AS A PRECAUTION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. UPON INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE FAULT WAS WITH THE BETA LIGHT SWITCH WIRE. THE WIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE SYSTEM FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.