What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION, PITOT HEAT WIRING WAS FOUND MELTED/CHAFED INTO PITOT TUBING APPROXIMATELY .0625 INCH. THE PITOT HEAT WIRING HAS VERY LITTLE CLEARANCE FROM THE TUBING. NEED TO ENSURE WIRING IS SECURED AWAY FROM TUBING.
- Difficulty date
- April 20, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N2352B
- Make and model
- Cessna 182S
- Aircraft serial
- 18280416
- System (JASC)
- 3411 · Pitot/Static System
- Part
- Wire
- Condition
- Melted
- Location
- Pitot System
- Part time
- 102 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.