What was found
(CAN) DURING CRUISE, ANNUNCIATOR PANEL ILLUMINATED A CAUTION MESSAGE INDICATING AN AOA FAIL. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING DETERMINED THAT THE VANE AND TIP HEATING ELEMENTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. REPLACED UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Pilats PC1247E
- Aircraft time
- 142 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A67
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE4A3D
- System (JASC)
- 3000 · Ice/Rain Protection System
- Part
- Heater
- Part number
- 975442142
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Aoa
- Part time
- 133 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.