Service difficulty report · Wire · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
August 25, 2005
Submitted
September 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft time
881 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Wire
Part number
K61
Condition
Burned
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) CO-PILOTS WINDSHIELD, NR 4 AREA, FAILED ON LOW SELECTION. HIGH HEAT WAS SELECTED AND ELECTRICAL BURNED SMELL WAS DETECTED. SYSTEM WAS SHUTOFF AND TRIP CONTINUED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE RELAY K61 WHEN IT WAS LOCATED THE WIRE FROM RELAY TO WINDSHIELD WAS FOUND BURNED AND LOOSE ON THE RELAY. THE WIRE WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.