Service difficulty report · Wire · Swrngn SA227AC

Difficulty date
December 2, 2019
Submitted
December 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N31171
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AC
Aircraft serial
AC605
Aircraft time
34,084 hours, 50,993 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT, PILOT ACTIVATED CONTINUOUS IGNITION WHICH RESTORED POWER. AUTO IGNITION DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. MX PERFORMED NTS GROUND CHECK IAW TPE331 MM CHAPTER 72-00-00 TROUBLE-SHOT SYSTEM AUTO IGNITION SWITCH NOT EXTINGUISHING DUE TO BROKEN WIRE, REAPPLIED WIRE POST. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD AND NTS CHECK GOOD.