SDR 95ZZZX2411

Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech E18S9700

Difficulty date
April 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8711H
Make and model
Beech E18S9700
Aircraft serial
BA87
Part
Heater
Condition
Wrong Fuse
Location
Overheat Probe
Component
Janitrol · G93A22
Stage of operation
IN
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

HEATER INSPECTION REVEALED OVERHEAT FUSE WAS OF THE CORRECT AMPERAGE, BUT WAS OF THE TIME DELAY (SLOW BLOW) TYPE FUSE. HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE OVERHEAT PROBE AND 45 SECONDS AFTER ACTUATION OF THE PROBE, THE FUSE HAD NOT BLOWN. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED WITH THE CORRECT QUICK ACTING TYPE AND IT BLEW AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS OF PROBE ACTUATION.

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