What was found
PILOT/OWNER REPORTED SMOKE AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED IN-FLIGHT, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION FOUND LT ENGINE DE-ICE DEFLATOR MOTOR SHORTED AND BURNT WIRING FROM MOTOR THROUGH FUSELAGE TO THE OVERHEAD PANEL IN COCKPIT.
- Difficulty date
- June 12, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N555AT
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T1
- Aircraft serial
- 31T8104045
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Motor
- Part number
- 4577001
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Lt Deice
- Part time
- 3,562 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.