Service difficulty report · Probe · Piper PA34220T

Difficulty date
May 23, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA34220T
Aircraft time
2,939 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO360RB
Part
Probe
Part number
308038
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cht
Stage of operation
CR
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) ON JANUARY 24, 2019 THE LEFT HAND ENGINE CHT SHOWED AN OVER TEMP INDICATION AND ACTIVATED THE MASTER CAUTION. THE CHT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW UNIT AT 2738.8 TAT. ON MAR 19, 2019 THE R/H CHT FAILED CAUSING A MASTER CAUTION INDICATION. THE CHT PROBE WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT TAKEN FROM SISTER SHIP. TIME IN SERVICE OF THE FIRST PROBE 39.1 HRS. ON APRIL15, 2019 THE R/H CHT FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT SPENT 17.4 HRS IN SERVICE. AS OF MAY 24, 2019 THE PROBE HAS FAILED AGAIN. WE HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER AIRCRAFT. WE TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBES AND FOUND THAT WHEN MEASURING THE RESISTANCE, IN A TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, THE RESISTANCE WOULD INCREASE FROM ABOUT 7 K OHMS TO ABOUT 10 K OHMS AND THEN DISCHARGE BACK TO 7KO MUCH LIKE A CAPACITOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING. (TC# 20190530009)

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