Service difficulty report · Terminal · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
May 19, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
15,173 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Terminal
Part number
MS2721226
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Anti Ice System
Part time
15,627 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH, THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT ICE WAS STARTING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE AIRFRAME/WINDSCREEN. ALL ANTI/DEICE SYS WERE ACTIVATED AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE ICE BUILDUP ON THE BOTH WINDSCREENS WAS NOT MELTING. THE CREW COULD NOT FIND WARMER AIR TO MELT THE ICE SO AT THIS TIME ELECTED TO PROCEED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF FWD VISIBILITY AND THE LONGER RUNWAY. AFTER LANDING THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED AND A LOOSE WIRE ON TERMINAL NR 2 OF THE PEDESTAL TERMINAL BOARD WAS FOUND. WIRE WAS CONNECTED AND SYS TESTED.