Service difficulty report · Wire · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
June 26, 2004
Submitted
July 22, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft time
9,615 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540C4B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2YR2
Part
Wire
Condition
Cut
Location
Cht Probe
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 FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LT ENGINE CYLINCER TEMPERATURE WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS WERE IN THE GREEN. THE PILOT ASKED FOR A PRIORITY LANDING. WE DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRING FOR THE CHT PROBE WAS CUT. THE TERMINAL WAS REPLACED, EVERYTHING BACK TO NORMAL.

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