Service difficulty report · Wire · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
August 22, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft time
8,545 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110N
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C660
Part
Wire
Condition
Shorted
Location
Prop De-Ice Boot
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING, THE ACFT EXPERIENCED A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE SWITCH CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING. THE AMMETER FOR THE PROP DE-ICE WAS PEGGED TO THE FULL RT, ONCE THE SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED OFF THE METER STILL INDICATED IN THE GREEN. MX INSPECTION REVEALED THE WIRE LEAD OFF THE PROP DE-ICE BOOT WAS TOO LONG AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE OF THE SPINNE. THE SHORT TO GROUND WENT THROUGH THE BRUSH BLOCK ASSEMBLY TO THE AMMETER IN THE COCKPIT.

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