Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airtrc AT502B

Difficulty date
April 12, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N91262
Make and model
Airtrc AT502B
Aircraft serial
502B0640
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Indicator
Part number
56140008
Part serial
108
Condition
Shorted
Location
Itt
Part time
43 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED THAT CIRCUIT BREAKER (POPPED) OUT. HE RESET THE BREAKER AND SPARKS CAME OUT OF THE ITT GAUGE. THE MARK ON THE INSTRUMENT CASE INDICATE THAT A SHORT OCCURRED INSIDE AND GROUNDED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE SPARKS.