Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 8, 2001
Submitted
March 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
9738114311
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Deice System
Part time
1,163 hours, 805 cycles
Component
Deice Press Sw
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLTS WHEN DE-ICE SYS IS DEPLOYED & OAT IS IN -30 & BELOW RANGE, & EITHER 1 OR 3 MIN CYCLE DURATION IS SELECTED, SYS INDICATES PROPER OP THROUGHOUT CYCLE. UPON COMPLETION OF CYCLE AMBER DE-ICE CAWS CAUTION WOULD ILLUMINATE IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLASHING GREEN DEICE CAWS, THUS INDICATING FAILURE: WHEN SYS IS TURNED OFF & THEN BACK ON ENTIRE PROCESS WOULD REPEAT.THIS PROBLEM DOESNT APPEAR TO ARISE WHEN OP AT WARMER TEMPS.WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING TO IDENTIFY FAILED PART OF SYS IT DETERMINED (ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS) THAT OUTBOARD UPPER & OUTBOARD LOWER L/H & R/H PRESSURE SWITCHES WOULD APPEAR TO BE STUCK OPEN INDICATING FAILURE THAT SIMULATED INFLIG HT SYMPTOMS. BY REMOVING SWITCHES & APPLYI