Service difficulty report · Heater · Cessna P210N

Difficulty date
October 25, 2004
Submitted
February 25, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N43CE
Make and model
Cessna P210N
Aircraft serial
P21000703
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Heater
Part number
24648000
Part serial
L297016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Inlet
Part time
552 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED SMELLING A BURNED ODOR WHILE DESCENDING IN SEVERE ICING CONDITIONS. ON A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT A V SHAPED CRACK WITH THE TIP MISSING WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE INLET HEATER. IT APPEARS THAT PART OF THE HEATER HAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING THIS PART TO CRACK. THE HEATER WAS TESTED AND WAS STILL OPERATIONAL. (K)

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