Service difficulty report · Tube · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 22, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Tube
Part number
651445023
Condition
Chafed
Location
Anti-Ice System
Part time
3,177 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON DESCENT, THE LEFT ENGINE ANTI-ICE ANNUNCIATION WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH WITHIN 2 MINUTES AFTER SELECTED PER OPERATING MANUAL. TWO CONTACTS OF TEMP LO SWITCH P/N S105 WHICH ARE ON INSIDE OF THE LEFT HEATED LEADING EDGE WERE FOUND SHORTING ACROSS AN ALUMINUM PNEUMATIC AIR DELIVER TUBE. SHORT WAS PROVIDING A CONSTANT GROUND TO KEEP LIGHT ON.

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