What was found
CREW REPORTED THAT THE PROP DE-ICE SYSTEM INOP DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROP DE-ICE CONTROLLER ASSY P/N 4E3163-2 S/N U062 TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS BEEN THE SECOND CONTROLLER TO GO BAD IN SEVEN MONTHS.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2011
- Submitted
- August 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N32WK
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1247
- Aircraft serial
- 1046
- Aircraft time
- 798 hours, 459 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3060 · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice System
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 9682913227
- Part serial
- U062
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- De-Ice Sys
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.