Service difficulty report · Terminal · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
November 21, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
21,443 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Terminal
Part number
2937102
Condition
Burned
Location
De Ice System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED PROP AND ENGINE INLET BOOTS DE-ICE SYSTEM U/S ON LT ENGINE. SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSPECTED. FOUND NO POWER FROM CB TO MAIN POWER RELAY. PLATE ASSEMBLY CIRCUIT PROTECTOR FORWARD MOUNTING LT REMOVED AND DISCOVERED THAT WIRE FROM CB BURNED OUT AT TERMINAL CONNECTION DUE OVERHEAT OF TERMINAL. OVERHEATING OF TERMINAL APPEARED TO BE DUE CORROSION OF TERMINAL AND LOST OF CONDUCTIVITY THAT INCREASE THE RESISTANCE AND GENERATE ADDITIONAL HEAT. (TC NR 20061122003)

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