Service difficulty report · Heater · Bell 429

Difficulty date
September 24, 2026
Submitted
September 26, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432LF
Make and model
Bell 429
Aircraft serial
57406
Aircraft time
3,514 hours, 9,590 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW207D
Engine time
1,578 hours, 3,047 cycles
Part
Heater
Part number
429H2382
Condition
Dirty
Location
Zone 200
Part time
3,515 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT HEATER EMITTED A WHITE HAZE INTO THE CABIN WHEN TURNED ON. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT THE HEATER HAD NOT BEEN USED DURING RECENT SUMMER MONTHS. THIS HAD BEEN THE FIRST ACTIVATION OF THE AIRCRAFT HEATER OF THE FALL SEASON. HEATING SYSTEM WAS FULLY INSPECTED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES DISCOVERED. HEATER WAS THEN OPERATED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS BOTH ON THE GROUND AND IN THE AIR DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION.

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