Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
July 28, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
5,246 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Indicator
Part number
991214736
Condition
Shorted
Location
N2 Speed
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF A POSSIBLE N2 OVERSPEED OF BOTH ENGINES, THE N2 GAGE WAS TESTED BY SIMULATING SPEEDS WITH VOLTAGE AT SEVERAL FREQUENCIES. WHEN VALUES WERE BROUGHT AT LEVELS TO ILLUMINATE THE RED OVERSPEED WARNING LIGHT, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE INDICATION WAS CROSSED MEANING THAT FOR A READING OF 96 PERCNET N2 AND ABOVE ON LT ENGINE THE RT WARNING LIGHT IN THE GAGE ILLUMINATES. THE REVERSE CONDITION HAPPENS WHEN THE RT ENGINE INDICATION IS TESTED (N2 READING), MEANING THAT THE LT INDICATION (RED WARNING LIGHT) ILLUMINATES. THE SUSPECT GAUGE WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE. (TC NR 20060731005)

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