Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 24, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
8,430 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
30600003
Condition
Shorted
Location
Propeller
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

(CAN) WHILE IN FLIGHT, THE (DE-ICE CAUTION) AMBER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GREEN (PROP DE-ICE) WAS FLASHING. AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM. THE WIRE THAT WAS PROVIDING HEAT TO THE DE-ICE WAS ALREADY REPLACED. 2 BARE HEATING WIRES ON INTERIOR OF DE-ICER BUNDLES WERE TOUCHING CAUSING A SHORT, THE CAUTION LIGHTS THEN WOULD ILLUMINATE. ONCE WIRE BUNDLE (3E2360-4) WAS REPLACED, THE SYSTEM WORKED CORRECTLY.