Service difficulty report · Control Module · Piper PA46500TP

Difficulty date
May 17, 2016
Submitted
May 18, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N821J
Make and model
Piper PA46500TP
Aircraft serial
4697172
Aircraft time
1,172 hours
Part
Control Module
Part number
A1610
Part serial
0625
Condition
Burned
Location
Pitot Heat
Part time
1,172 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOUND 25 AMP PITOT HEAT REMOTE SWITCH MODULE SHORTING AND ARCHING BEHIND PILOT SIDEWALL. MODULE LOAD SIDE ATTACHMENT STUD FELL FROM UNIT AFTER WIRE REMOVAL. MODULE BUS SIDE ATTACHMENT WIRE WAS BURNED AND ARCHING CASE OF UNIT. REPAIRED WIRING AND INSTALLED NEW MODULE ASSY. MFG WAS NOTIFIED OF FINDINGS.

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