Service difficulty report · Heater · Cndair CL604

Difficulty date
October 5, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL604
Aircraft time
1 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B
Part
Heater
Part number
304316T
Condition
Burned
Location
Water Line
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
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 DOING MAINTENACE WITH THE EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTED, THE AVIONIC TECHNICIAN SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CABIN. AFTER DISCONNECTING THE EXTERNAL POWER AND THE SMOKE WAS GONE, THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE WATER LINE HEATER AND THE SURROUNDING INSULATION MATERIALS. ITÏ¿½S THE LAST PART OF THE WATER LINE HEATERS WATER LINE HEATER (P/N 3043-16T) FROM FS591 TO THE DRAIN MAST.