Service difficulty report · Contactor · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
November 14, 2024
Submitted
November 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft serial
2023
Part
Contactor
Part number
9740926111
Part serial
2249
Condition
Burned
Location
Cabin Heater
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT, CREW & PAX BECAME AWARE OF A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL IN COCKPIT & CABIN. CAPT REPORTED DID NOT SEE ANY SMOKE. CLOSE TO KCHA AND CHOSE TO DIVERT. CREW DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. BURNING SMELL IN COCKPIT, VISIBLE SMOKE IN CABIN. SEEMED TO ORIGINATE FROM THE REAR OF CABIN. DETERMINED CAUSE TO BE BURNED CONNECTIONS AT THE AUX CABIN HEATER, DEACTIVATED AUX CABIN HEATING SYSTEM AND VERIFIEDUNDER FLOOR HEATER OPERATES NORMALLY IAW MEL 21-9. REMOVED AND REPLACED MELTED TERMINAL LUG ON WIRE H230A8 TO HEATING RELAY K293 IAW WDG 21-40-00. (LWG). REMOVED AND REPLACED AUX CABIN HEATER CONTACTOR P/N:974.09.26.111(ON/OFF), S/N:2249(OFF), S/N:2774(ON) IAW PILATUS WDM 21-40-00. FUNCTION TEST GOOD.(SAR)