Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 11, 2015
Submitted
March 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26AP
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
0824
Aircraft time
6,239 hours, 6,656 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Engine time
6,146 hours, 6,523 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
A480051
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Itt
Part time
6,239 hours, 6,656 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE ITT WAS FLUCTUATING FROM ZERO TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE SO HE RETURNED FOR MAINTENANCE. A WIRE IN THE ITT HARNESS TO THE ENGINE WAS BREAKING DOWN AND NEEDED REPLACED.

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