Service difficulty report · Anti-Ice System · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 9, 2011
Submitted
April 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0039
Aircraft time
13,966 hours, 12,970 cycles
Part
Anti-Ice System
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
TX
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.

What was found

PILOT TURNED ON THE TKS SYSTEM PRIOR TO ENTERING ICING CONDITIONS. STATED THAT IT WAS TAKING LONGER THAN NORMAL TO SECRETE THE TKS FLUID OUT OF THE PANELS. AFTER A FEW CYCLES THE RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE YELLOW CAUTION LIGHT TOGETHER. THE WINGS WERE NOT PUTTING OUT THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT IS USUALLY OBSERVED. PILOT SHUT OFF TKS SWITCH AND PROCEEDED TO PUT IT IN THE HIGH FLOW RATE. AGAIN VERY LOW FLOW OBSERVED. AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT DESTINATION WITH OUT INCIDENT. PILOT WALKED AROUND AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED TWO POROUS PANEL ON THE LEFT WING APPEARED TO BE UNGLUED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO WING LEADING EDGES AND REPLACED THE TKS POROUS PANELS ON LEFT WING USING PROCEDURES IN SERVICE KIT SK208-174. SYSTEM TESTED PER MM AND SERVICE KIT SK208-174. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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