Service difficulty report · Probe · Beech 99

Difficulty date
April 18, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 99
Aircraft time
50,303 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Probe
Part number
290143
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Temp Monitor
Stage of operation
AP
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) BATTERY TEMP MONITOR WAS INDICATING HIGHER THAN NORMAL ON APPROACH. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. BATTERY WAS LUKEWARM TO THE TOUCH. MONITOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. BATTERY AND PROBE WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH WIRING INSPECTED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO FAULTS WERE FOUND DURING DEEP CYCLE OF BATTERY AT BATTERY SHOP. PROBE REPLACED DUE TO POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT OPERATION. (TC NR 20070423007)

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