SDR 97ZZZX353

Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6862Q
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500265
Part
Switch
Part number
1106P55
Condition
Failed
Location
De-Ice Boot
Part time
9,148 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NO 'SURFACE DE-ICE' LIGHT WHEN DE-ICE BOOTS INFLATED. DETERMINED WING AND TAIL DE-ICE BOOT PRESSURE SWITCHES DEFECTIVE, MOST LIKELY DUE TO WATER CONTAMINATION. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS SWITCHES NEED TO BE INSTALLED IN A POSITION THAT WILL LIMIT WATER ACCESS.

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