What was found
PROPELLER ANTI-ICE VARISTOR MELTED PLUGS. PLUGS SEEM TO OPEN AND WEAR CAUSING INTERMITTENT POWER TO BRUSH BLOCK, DUE MOST LIKELY TO VIBRATION. CHANGING CONNECTORS WOULD FIX PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- December 1, 2001
- Submitted
- December 17, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N715HE
- Make and model
- Cessna 208B
- Aircraft serial
- 208B0603
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 3060 · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice System
- Part
- Resistor
- Part number
- 26700696
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Prop Anti-Ice
- 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.