Service difficulty report · Switch · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 11, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
9,558 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
Part
Switch
Part number
SK208146
Condition
Inoperative
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) WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING THE WINDSCREEN ANTI-ICE SYS THAT WAS REPORTED TO BE INOPERATIVE BY THE FLIGHT CREW IT WAS NOTED THE WINDSCREEN ANTI-ICE SYS SELECTOR SWITCH "OFF" TERMINAL SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. REVIEW OF THE C208 WIRING DIAGRAM SHOWS THAT TERMINAL TO BE UTILIZED WHEN THE SWITCH IS HELD IN "MANUAL" MODE WHICH BYPASSES THE OVERCURRENT/OVERTEMPERATURE PROTECTION IN THE SYSTEM. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE SYS TESTED WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.

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