Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
19,699 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Seal
Part number
1014201261
Condition
Failed
Location
Window
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING DE-ICE, THE DEICE FLUID LEAKED INTO THE COCKPIT THROUGH THE F/O STORM WINDOW. ACCORDING TO THE CREW, SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE LOWER CIRCUIT BREAKERS RMI, DIRECTION FINDER, CLOCK, ETC. SPARKED AND SMOKED. THE CREW ISOLATED THE AVIONICS MASTER AND RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE WINDOW FRAME WAS SLIGHTLY FLATTENED AND ALLOWED DE-ICE FLUID TO ENTER BEHIND THE RT AVIONICS PANELS. THIS CAUSED SHORTING OF THE AFT RT AVIONICS EDGE LIGHTED PANEL. THE CB PANEL WAS INSPECTED AND CLEANED. THE LIGHTING PANEL, WHICH HAD SHORTED WAS REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE WINDOW SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE WINDOW BRACKET ADJUSTED TO ENSURE A PROPER SEAL. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.