Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Beech 2000

Difficulty date
November 15, 2002
Submitted
November 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8283S
Make and model
Beech 2000
Aircraft serial
NC41
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
10138901827
Part serial
1999
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Part time
8 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. PILOT COMPLAINT OF LOW FUEL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON ALTITUDE. HAVE NOTED THIS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH NEW -27 SWITCH ASSEMBLY. OLDER DASH NUMBER SWITCH ASSEMBLY USUALLY HAD A MUCH LONGER TBF RATE. PRESSURE SWITCH ASSEMBLY, FAILURE MODE SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE ALTITUDE RELATED, WARNING LIGHTS USUALLY ILLUMINATE AT OR ABOVE 12,000 FT MSL.

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