Cessna T182 Series User Manual

MODEL
182
&
T182
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL
16-33.
TROUBLE
SHOOTING.
TROUBLE
PROBABLE
CAUSE
REMEDY
STARTER
ENGAGES
WHEN
Shorted
or
reversed
diode
in
Check
wiring
to,
and condition
of
GROUND
POWER
IS CON-
split bus-bar
system.
diode
mounted
on the
split
bus
NECTED.
relay
bracket
adjacent
to
the
magneto
switch.
Correct
wiring.
Replace
diode
board
assembly.
GROUND
POWER
WILL
NOT
Ground
service
connector
1.
Check
for voltage
at
all
CRANK
ENGINE.
wired
incorrectly.
three
terminals
of
external
power contactor
with
ground
power connected
and master
switch
off.
If
voltage
is pre
sent
on
input and
coil
termi-
nals but
not on the
output ter-
minal, proceed
to step
4. If
voltage
is
present
on the
input
terminal
but
not on the coil
terminal, proceed
to step
2.
If voltage
is present
on all
three terminals,
check
wiring
between
contactor
and bus.
2.
Check for
voltage at small
terminal
of ground
service
re-
ceptacle.
If voltage
is not pre-
sent,
check
ground
service
plug
wiring.
If voltage is
present,
proceed
to
step 3.
Open
or mis-wired
diode
on
3. Check
polarity
and continuity
ground
service
diode
board
of
diode on diode
board
at rear of
assembly.
ground
service receptacle.
If
diode
is open or improperly
wired.
replace
diode
board
assembly.
Faulty
external
power con-
4. Check
resistance
from
small
tactor.
(coil)
terminal of
external
power
contactor
to ground
(master switch
off) and
ground power
unplugged.
Normal
indication
is 16-24 ohms
on the
12 volt and
50-70 on the 24
volt. If
resistance
indicates an
open
coil, replace
contactor. If
resistance
is normal.
proceed to
step 5.
Faulty contacts
in external
5.
With master
switch off and
power contactor.
ground
power applied,
check for
voltage drop
between two
large
terminals of
external power
(turn
on taxi light
for a load).
Normal
indication
is zero
volts.
If
voltage is intermittently
pre-
sent
or
present
all
the time,
replace
contactor.
16-19

Cessna T182 Series Specifications

General

Engine Type	Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5
Horsepower	230 hp
Seating Capacity	4
Service Ceiling	18, 100 feet
Takeoff Distance	1, 600 feet
Landing Distance	1, 350 ft
Type	Single-engine
Max Takeoff Weight	3, 100 lb
Wingspan	36 ft
Length	29 ft
Height	9 feet 3 inches
Fuel Capacity	92 US gal (348 L)