Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
October 4, 2002
Submitted
October 28, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
643 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
3E23604
Condition
Shorted
Location
Prop Deice
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PROPELLER DE-ICE WAS REPORTED AS FAILED BY FLIGHT CREW. DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED AS AN INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT ON TWO OF THE DEICE HARNESS LEADS BETWEEN THE SPINNER BACKPLATE AND THE DEICE BOOT. ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM TESTED OK WITH THE BLADES IN FEATHER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AS THE BLADES TRAVELLED TOWARDS FINE PITCH, THE HARNESS WOULD MOVE TO EXHIBIT THE INTERMITTENT OPEN CIRCUIT.THE DEICE WARNINGLIGHT WOULD SUBSEQUENTLY ILLUMINATE.