What was found
PNEUMATIC SURFACE DE-ICE SYSTEM WOULD NOT BUILD ENOUGH PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. FOUND .1250 INCH DRAIN HOLES DRILLED INTO ALUMINUM SUPPLY LINES CAUSING PRESSURE LOSS. SEALING HOLES CURED THIS PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- April 23, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9536F
- Make and model
- Cessna 208
- Aircraft serial
- 20800090
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Misdrilled
- Location
- Deice Supply
- Part time
- 7,400 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W, P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.