What was found
UPON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTION BY FLIGHT CREW, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ANTI-ICE BOOT HAD SHORTED OUT AND BURNT A HOLE IN THE BOOT AND LEADING EDGE OF THE STABILIZER, NEAR THE CUFF.
- Difficulty date
- May 15, 2025
- Submitted
- May 15, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N240B
- Make and model
- Lear 31A
- Aircraft serial
- 31175
- Aircraft time
- 6,874 hours, 5,877 cycles
- Engine
- Garrtt TFE7312
- Engine time
- 6,874 hours, 5,877 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- 40653481
- Part serial
- 2472273
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 231 hours, 231 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.