Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 15, 2005
Submitted
March 3, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
643 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Pitot Heat
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) P-S NR 1 FAIL ANNUCIATOR ILLUMINATED. PITOT HEAT FOUND INOPERATIVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN/SEPERATED WIRE H126D16 AT PLUG P101 OF THE RH (NR 1) PITOT TUBE CONNECTOR. REPAIRED, FUNCTION CHECKS NORMAL.