Service difficulty report · Wire

Difficulty date
May 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Wire
Part number
9717517103
Condition
Severed
Location
Oil Quantity
Part time
566 hours
Component
800508105
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) OIL QUANTITY LIGHT CAME ON UPON LANDING. BROKEN WIRE FOUND, OIL WAS AT RECOMMENDED LEVEL. THE OIL LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON UNLESS THE AIRCRAFT IS ON THE GROUND. IF THIS HAPPENS IN THE AIR, THE PILOT WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION UNTIL AIRCRAFT ON GROUND. SECOND INCIDENT WHERE INDICATIONS WERE ONLY DISCOVERED AFTER SYSTEM ENERGIZED BY SQUAT SWITCH. THE SYSTEM IS DEFAULTED TO PUT THE LIGHT ON INSTEAD OF OFF IF THE CIRCUIT IS BROKEN. RESEARCHING THIS ITEM.