Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
November 5, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N104AN
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0918
Aircraft time
8,780 hours, 8,182 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
MS25307312
Condition
Burned
Location
Prop Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

EN ROUTE FROM AVP TO MDT HAD SMOKE IN COCKPIT AFTER TURNING ON PROP HEAT SWITCH, THEN TURNED ON ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, TURNED POWER BACK ON, ALL WAS GOOD WITH PROP HEAT SWITCH LEFT OFF. AFTER LANDING IN MDT MAINTENANCE FOUND A BURNT SWITCH, MEL'D PROP. DE-ICE SYSTEM AND FLEW BACK TO AVP, INSTALLED A NEW SWITCH, OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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