Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech B300C

Difficulty date
July 26, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B300C
Aircraft time
8,129 hours
Part
Heater
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pitot Head
Part time
7,718 hours
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) FOLLOWING RETURN FROM A MISSION THE PILOTS OF B300C AIRCRAFT, REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE PITOT HEAT WAS INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE CARRIED OUT TROUBLESHOOTING AND DISCOVERED THAT THE PITOT HEAT POWER WIRE H3B20 LOCATED FORWARD OF THE NOSE PRESSURE BULKHEAD AT APPROX. FUSELAGE STATION 65 WAS CHAFED ARCED AND BROKEN WHERE WIRE PASSES THROUGH BULKHEAD. WIRE H3B20 WAS REPAIRED AND PITOT HEAT FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS. (TC# 20190807002)

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