Service difficulty report · Insulation · Casa C212

Difficulty date
April 22, 2021
Submitted
April 22, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N107B
Make and model
Casa C212
Aircraft serial
CC0165
Aircraft time
14,782 hours, 18,070 cycles
Part
Insulation
Condition
Melted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

DURING A MAINTENANCE ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT, SOMETIME AFTER INITIATING CABIN HEAT, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FLIGHT STATION WAS BECOMING HAZY. THE PILOT LOOKED AFT AND SAW THAT THE CABIN WAS ALSO HAZY. CABIN HEAT WAS SECURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT VENTILATED. SUBSEQUENT GROUND INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN INSULATION BLANKET IN CONTACT WITH THE CABIN BLEED AIR TUBE. INSULATION BLANKETS WERE RESECURED AND RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION. PERFORMED CHECKS AND OPERATION OF CABIN HEAT WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.