Service difficulty report · Panel · Doug DC981

Difficulty date
November 12, 2000
Submitted
August 29, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16883
Make and model
Doug DC981
Aircraft serial
48073
Aircraft time
46,067 hours, 34,920 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Shorted
Location
Anti-Ice Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE LEFT WING UPPER ANTI-ICE BLANKET CONNECTION PANEL WAS DISCOVERED TO BE BURNED DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT. THE LEFT WING UPPER INTERFACE PLATE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AND THE UPPER WING SURFACE HEATERS WERE PLACARD INOPERATIVE. APPROPRIATE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE PULLED AND COLLARED. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ALL THREE ZONES RIBBONS DAMAGED IN THE INTERFACE UNIT. THE ETOPS SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED IAW FCD 3010-01250. THE INCIDENT IS BEING EVALUATED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND ENGINEERING. *S/D* AMENDED STC SA6061NM IS BEING OBTAINED THAT CORRECTS THE SYSTEM ELECTRICAL DISCREPANCY TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE.

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