Service difficulty report · Line · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
February 2, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft time
21,587 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3I
Part
Line
Part number
131823ET6
Condition
Melted
Location
Deice Boot
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING INSPECTION FOUND RT TAILET DE-ICE BOOT NOT INFLATING. HAD POSITIVE INDICATION, DE-ICE BOOT SHOULD BE INFLATED. FOUND DE-ICE LINE TO TAILET MELTED BY TAIL LOG LIGHT. WHEN DE-ICE LINE MELTED IT SEALED LINE COMPLETELY NOT ALLOWING PRESSURE SENSOR TO TRIP, THUS GIVING FALSE INDICATION OF TAILET INFLATING.

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