What was found
(CAN) RESISTOR OVERHEATED, LIKELY DUE TO HIGH CURRENT LOAD OR SHORT CIRCUIT. CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED AUTOMATICALLY, BUT NOT BEFORE SIGNIFICANT OVERHEATING OF THE MOTOR DRIVE RESISTOR HAD TAKEN PLACE.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC4YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2210 · Autopilot System
- Part
- Resistor
- Part number
- R1
- Condition
- Burnt
- Location
- Auto Pilot
- Part time
- 2,371 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.