Service difficulty report · Boot · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 29, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
5,429 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Boot
Condition
Split
Location
Deice System
Part time
6,085 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT RETURNED FROM FLIGHT TO ARCTIC. ALL DE-ICE BOOTS ON AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND SPLIT ALONG CHORD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMAL. WE WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE PILOT REPORTED IT WAS COLD AT ALTITUDE AND NOT SURE IF THE BOOTS WERE ACTIVATED. (TC NR 20061214003)