Service difficulty report · Display · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
January 10, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
2,788 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Display
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Component
Warn Light Pane
Component part number
9728132012
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) THE CREW REPORTED ON ROUTE THAT THE DE-ICE FAIL LIGHT WAS ON BUT ALL SYSTEMS WERE WORKING PROPERLY. UPON LANDING THE LIGHT REMAINED ON WITH ALL SYSTEMS OFF , ONLY THE BATTERY TURNED ON. THE BATTERYWAS CYCLED OFF THEN ON TO ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE SNAG.AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF BATTERY POWER ON, SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL APPEARED. THE BATTERY POWER WAS TURNED OFF AND THE BURNING DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CAWS PANEL AND CAWS COMPUTER COOKED, REPLACED BOTH UNITS AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED.