Service difficulty report · Terminal · Amd FALCON7X

Difficulty date
January 6, 2020
Submitted
February 4, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N307LC
Make and model
Amd FALCON7X
Aircraft serial
23
Part
Terminal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Deice System
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.

What was found

THE SUPPLY CABLE AND POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE LT WINDSHIELD DEICING POWER SUPPLY, L1001DG, PN16N24334 HAD BEEN SEVERELY HEAT DAMAGED. THE THREE DEICING POWER SUPPLIES WERE REPLACED FOR AN UPGRADE ON 23 MARCH 2017. REMOVE AND REPLACED DAMAGED POWER SUPPLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED DAMAGED POWER SUPPLY CABLE. WHEN INSPECTING THE GROUND AND POWER CONNECTIONS ON THE RT WINDSHIELD AND BACK UP DEICING POWER SUPPLIES, THE NEGATIVE POST CONNECTION ON THE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY HAD THE LOCKING WASHER SERRATED FACE INSTALLED BACKWARDS. WASHER WAS REPOSITIONED TO THE CORRECT ORIENTATION. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.