Service difficulty report · Relay · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
May 27, 2006
Submitted
June 22, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
21,159 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Relay
Part number
MS24166D1
Condition
Damaged
Location
Low Heat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN GROUND POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LT HEATED WINDSHIELD WAS WARM AND ANTI-ICE SWITCH WAS OFF. POWER TO WINDSHIELD, LIMITER IN LT NACELLE, WAS PULLED. INSP OF THE LT WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE HI/LO RELAYS, BEHIND INSTRUMENT PANEL, REVEALED THAT TERMINAL A2 OF LO HEAT RELAY HAD HEAT DAMAGE AND WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO RELAY, IT WAS STILL ATTACHED TO WIRE H16A8, WIRE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO RELAY AND ABOUT ONE INCH OF THE INSULATION FROM WIRE END WAS MISSING. RELAY INTERNAL CONTACTS A1 TO A2 SHOW EXCESSIVE PITTING AND ARCING. RELAY MS24166-D1 WAS REPLACED AND WIRE H16A8 WAS ALSO REPLACED. (TC NR 20060606008)

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