What was found
AFTER TAKEOFF OUT OF LCK, PILOT NOTICED SPARKS COMING OUT OF RT SPINNER, RETURNED TO LCK. MAINTENANCE FOUND PROP HEAT LEAD BROKEN AND BURNT A HOLE THROUGH SPINNER. REMOVED AND REPLACED PROP LEAD AND SPINNER, OPS CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- December 29, 2009
- Submitted
- January 4, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N3547C
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 8052018
- Aircraft time
- 16,996 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3097 · Ice/Rain Protection System Wiring
- Part
- Lead
- Part number
- B40589
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Prop Heat
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.