What was found
CARBURETOR ICE DETECTOR ALERTS EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO ICE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A MALFUNCTION OF THE PROBE.
- Difficulty date
- August 7, 2001
- Submitted
- September 10, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N47979
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 287816175
- Engine
- Lyc O320*
- System (JASC)
- 3080 · Ice Detection
- Part
- Probe
- Part number
- A110240
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Carb Ice Detect
- Part time
- 318 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.