Service difficulty report · Heater · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
March 28, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft time
25,711 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UHR
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Heater
Part number
2762108023
Condition
Chafed
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) RT DUCT HEATER/PROP DEICE HEATER WAS OPERATING WITH THE "PROP AND DUCT HEAT" SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. TROUBLESHOOT AND THEY FOUND A WIRE IN THE TEMP SENSOR HARNESS BETWEEN CONNECTOR P1021 AND THE HEATED LIP HEATER. THE WIRE WAS CUT/CHAFED SHORTING TO GROUND INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE OPS OF THE SYS. SHORTED WIRE REPAIRED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.