Service difficulty report · Relay · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
January 19, 2024
Submitted
January 19, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N481BR
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1210
Aircraft time
3,443 hours
Part
Relay
Part number
M250J5N
Condition
Overheated
Location
Window Heat
Part time
3,443 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE, IT WAS NOTED THAT RELAY K62 HAD BECOME EXCESSIVELY WARM AT SOME POINT AND THE HEAT SHIELDING ON WIRE H202A10 THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE RELAY TERMINAL A1 WAS ALSO MELTED. NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE AFFECTING SURROUNDING AREA. JUST THE OVERHEATING ON THE RELAY AND WIRE. RELAY K62 IS FOR THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT.