Service difficulty report · Actuator · Beech B200

Difficulty date
February 21, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
2,399 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Actuator
Part number
11438903923
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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) LT MAIN ENGINE ANTI-ICE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AFTER RESET ON THE GROUND, IT POPPED WITHIN 2 SECONDS AGAIN". STANDBY MODE SERVICEABLE. ACTUATOR FUNCTION CHECKED AND FOUND INOPERABLE IN "MAIN ANTI ICE OFF" SELECTION, ALL OTHER 3 SELECTIONS SERVICEABLE. ICE VANE DOOR HINGE PIN WAS FOUND MIGRATING OUT OF HINGE AND RUBBING ON COWLING. HINGE ALSO FOUND CRACKED ON 1 SIDE AND WORN. HINGE WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM RE-RIGGED WITH MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE. SOME EXCESS TENSION NOTED NEAR AFT CONTROL ROD PROTECTIVE BOOT AND OTHER BEARING POINTS, CORRECTIONS MADE TO RELIEVE TENSION. ACTUATOR REPLACED, CB RESET AND FUNCTION TESTED SERVICEABLE, NO BINDING NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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