Service difficulty report · Thermal Switch · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
April 17, 2021
Submitted
April 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470DP
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600291
Aircraft time
14,578 hours, 10,474 cycles
Part
Thermal Switch
Part number
7468331
Part serial
UNK
Condition
Erratic
Location
Acm
Part time
14,578 hours, 10,474 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAPF. AT 1500 FEET EMERGENCY PRESS ANNUNCIATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO KAPF. ACM WAS DEFERRED AND AIRCRAFT FLOWN TO MAINTENANCE AT KMCO. MAINTENANCE AT KMCO FOUND THE 410 DEGREE TEMP SWITCH INOP AND THE 450 DEGREE TEMP SWITCH ERRATIC. SWITCHES WERE REPLACED AND MEL CLEARED.