SDR 95ZZZX6603

Service difficulty report · Wire · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
November 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40CH
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
377
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Windshield Heat
Part time
4,935 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

SMOKE WAS NOTED IN FRONT ENTRANCE AREA DURING GROUND RUN. FLOOR WAS REMOVED. WINDSHIELD HEATING WIRES WERE SHORTED, MELTED, AND BURNED. CIRCUIT BREAKER NR 80A COVERS INSPECTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. ASC234 IS REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM. EVALUATION STILL IN PROGRESS.