Service difficulty report · Contactor · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
February 2, 2000
Submitted
April 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59106
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
106
Part
Contactor
Part number
100CC01A02
Part serial
13725
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pitot Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT TA821 - AFTER TAKEOFF, CAPTAIN PITOT PROBE HEAT LIGHTS CAME ON, ALSO PROBES LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE MAIN WARNING PANEL. THE CAPTAIN PROBE HEAT ANTI-ICE CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED-OUT AND COULD NOT BE RESET. DUE TO THIS SITUATION THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIA AIRPORT. AT MIA, MAINTENANCE TECHS PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION ACCORDING TO AMM 05-51-11. ALSO, PERFORMED TROUBLE SHOOTING OF THE SYSTEM AND FOUND CONTACTOR (18DA) PITOT HEAT SYSTEM DAMAGED, IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED, TESTED WITH NORMAL RESULTS AS PER AMM 30-31-00. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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