Service difficulty report · Heater · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
August 13, 2003
Submitted
September 4, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
1,885 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Heater
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Aoa Sensor
Component
Aoa Sensor
Component part number
0012AC9
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT AMBER 'AOA DEICE' LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLLY ON ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. CLOSE INSPECTION OF AOA DEICE SYSTEM WITH CONTINUITY TESTER INDICATED FLUCTUATION IN METER READINGS WHEN NOSE CONE OF SUSPECTED AOA WAS HEATED AND COOLED. AOA TRANSMITTER REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE SPARE . DEFECT ELIMINATED.