Service difficulty report · Indicator · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
September 16, 2016
Submitted
September 19, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N77SF
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6507072
Aircraft time
5,784 hours, 4,639 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7313B
Part
Indicator
Part number
10471N03T00
Part serial
120
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Part time
3 hours, 6 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON ENGINE START THE RT ITT INDICATOR SHOWED NO INDICATION ON THE TAPE OR DIGITAL INDICATORS. NO ENGINE COMPUTER FAULTS WERE INDICATED. MEL ALLOWS FOR THE TAPE OR THE DIGITAL TO BE INOPERATIVE BUT NOT BOTH. A SPECIAL FLIGHT PERMIT WAS ACQUIRED AND THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE WITHOUT INCIDENT. A REPLACEMENT INDICATOR WAS ACQUIRED AND INSTALLED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. IT IS BELIEVED THAT A DEFECT WAS CREATED DURING THE O/H PROCESS WHICH CAUSED THIS ISSUE.

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