Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
June 14, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
33,812 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Wire
Condition
Burned
Location
Anti Ice System
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) PILOTS SNAGGED NR 1 PROP DEICE AS FAULTED. UPON RUNNING THE ACFT TO TEST THE SYSTEM TO CONFIRM THE FAULT, CIRCUIT BREAKER 24DH PROP 1, ANTI-ICING POWER SUPPLY WAS FOUND TRIPPED. BREAKER WAS RESET AND DID NOT TRIP AGAIN BUT THE NR 1 PROP DEICE CONTINUED TO FAULT. WIRES GOING TO CONNECTOR 410VC1 WERE FOUND MELTED TOGETHER ABOUT 3" BACK FROM THE CONNECTOR. SUSPECT THE WIRING WAS RUBBING AND CHAFED ON WIRE ROUTING TIE DOWN RAIL THAT THE BUNDLE WAS RUNNING UNDER.

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