Service difficulty report · Timer · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
September 3, 2018
Submitted
September 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N946RB
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
1137
Aircraft time
3,223 hours, 1,900 cycles
Part
Timer
Part number
3D245826
Part serial
U0315
Condition
Defective
Location
Anti-Ice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DE-ICE BOOT SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE FLIGHT DUE TO ICING ALONG ROUTE OF FLIGHT. "DE-ICE" CAS MESSAGE IN FLIGHT, RAN CHECKLIST AND CAS MESSAGE WOULD NOT CLEAR. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE DE-ICE BOOT SYSTEM FOUND THE DE-ICE TIMER PN 3D2458-26 SN U0315 TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DEFECTIVE DE-ICE TIMER WAS REMOVED AND AN OVERHAULED UNIT INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.