Service difficulty report · Probe

Difficulty date
June 24, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW545A
Part
Probe
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Temp
Part time
6,359 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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) TEMP EXCURSION/IFSD DURING DESCENT, THE ENGINE TEMP SPIKED AND THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTROL TEMP WITH THROTTLE SETTINGS TO NO AVAIL. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY SINGLE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TEMP INDICATION RESULTING FROM A CRACKED T1 TEMP PROBE, WHICH WAS REPLACED BEFORE THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.