Service difficulty report · Wire · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
April 2, 2009
Submitted
April 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454AW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7842
Aircraft time
13,352 hours, 12,363 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CAPTS MAIN WINDOW HEATING ELEMENT SPARKED OR GLOWED. SMALL BLUE ARC APPEARED. TURNED OFF LT WINDOW HEAT. GLOW WENT AWAY. BURNING ODOR WENT AWAY . FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF DESTINATION. INSPECTED WIRES HC72C14WHT AND HC73C19BLU CONNECTIONS TO HEATING ELEMENTS. FOUND HC73C14BLU CONNECTION AT HEATING ELEMENT TO BE SHORTED TO GROUND. REPLACED TERMINAL AND REINSTALLED IAW ESPM. FOLLOWED FIM 30-41-00, PAGE 2, SHEET 1 OF 7 AND AMM 30-41-00. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME. (K)