Service difficulty report · Lead · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
January 20, 2023
Submitted
January 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N954AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
2054
Aircraft time
1,608 hours, 1,444 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
1,608 hours, 1,444 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Lead
Part number
105555
Condition
Faulted
Location
Prop De Ice
Part time
1,608 hours, 1,444 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A ROUTINE FLIGHT FROM KBOX TO KCYUL, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTED A PROP DE-ICE FAIL CAS IN FLIGHT. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KCYUL. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO LAND WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED THE LEAD TO THE PROP DE ICE SYS.