istrumit
Well Known Member
I've had a few issues in the last few weeks.
A main bus voltage reading low/zero and an oil pressure reading dropping out.
The local avionics shop cleaned some pins and all was normal.
So. On my way back from a weekend flight out of town, I started hearing a persistent whine in my headset. Out of curiosity I flipped over to the engine monitoring page and both bus voltages were out of range high. Off scale.
Then I started smelling something hot, very hot.
I turned off the master and pulled all the breakers.
Landed nearest which was about 7 long minutes.
I don't know what I have to fix, but it's sitting in kind strangers hangar until it's fixed.
Lesson learned. Never fly with a mystery reading.
A main bus voltage reading low/zero and an oil pressure reading dropping out.
The local avionics shop cleaned some pins and all was normal.
So. On my way back from a weekend flight out of town, I started hearing a persistent whine in my headset. Out of curiosity I flipped over to the engine monitoring page and both bus voltages were out of range high. Off scale.
Then I started smelling something hot, very hot.
I turned off the master and pulled all the breakers.
Landed nearest which was about 7 long minutes.
I don't know what I have to fix, but it's sitting in kind strangers hangar until it's fixed.
Lesson learned. Never fly with a mystery reading.