Service difficulty report · Connector · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 5, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
23,346 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Connector
Part number
MS3116F84S
Condition
Worn
Location
Torque Indicator
Part time
24,930 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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) DURING CLIMB THE CREW NOTED THAT THE TORQUE INDICATION FLUCTUATED AND THEN DROPPED TO ZERO. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE TORQUE INDICATION CONTINUED FLUCTUATING INTERMITTENT AND THEN APPEARED NORMAL DURING LANDING. ONCE THE ACFT RETURNED TO BASE, MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE TORQUE INDICATION SYS. DURING TESTING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR PLUG THAT MAKES THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ONTO THE TORQUE TRANSDUCER WAS FAULTY. A REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR PLUG WAS INSTALLED AND SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE CONNECTOR EXTERNAL APPEARANCE WAS GOOD WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY FAULT, SUSPECT WORN PINS.