What was found
EYELET ATTACHMENT NOT FULLY INSULATED ALLOWING DIRECT SHORT TO GROUND ON ONE DE-ICE BOOT. THE SECOND WAS A FAILED INBD CIRCUIT.
- Difficulty date
- November 8, 2013
- Submitted
- November 22, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N720FS
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C1250
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520N
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- SMR2716
- Part serial
- 13623
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- De Ice System
- Part time
- 1 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.