Service difficulty report · Deice Lead · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
March 26, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Part
Deice Lead
Part number
3E23602
Condition
Shorted
Location
Prop
Part time
382 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WITH THE PROPELLER DE-ICE ON THE ANNUNCIATOR DE-ICE WARNING WILL FLASH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED A SHORT BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL LEADS, ALTHOUGH NO VISIBLE DEFECT IS APPARENT ON THE LEADS. THE LEADS WERE REPLACED AND THE DEFECT CLEARED.