Service difficulty report · Resistor · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
December 22, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Resistor
Part number
RH502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Heater
Part time
3,856 hours
Component
Electromech · EM6302
Stage of operation
IN
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

(CAN) CREW REPORTED REDUCED AIRFLOW THROUGH CABIN VENTS. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED FORWARD HEATER NOT WORKING. BLOWER ASSY REMOVED (P/N EM630-2/114-380028-5) AND UPON INSPECTION, FOUND TO BE VERY STIFF TO ROTATE. RESISTOR COVER REMOVED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE 2 RESISTORS HAD MOVED OUT FROM THEIR HEAT SINK (ONE BY 11.0 MM THE OTHER 5.4 MM). ONE RESISTOR SHOWED SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE AS WELL AS BEING CRACKED AROUND ITS CIRCUMFERENCE. FWD BLOWER REPLACED. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS SETTING AN OVERHAUL TIME LIMIT ON BLOWER.

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