Service difficulty report · Wire · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
April 3, 2008
Submitted
April 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N908FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft serial
023
Engine
Pwa PW120
Part
Wire
Part number
ASNE0261
Condition
Shorted
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

RETURN TO BLOCKS. AS THE ACFT WAS TAXIING INTO THE DEICE AREA THE PILOT NOTICED A FLASH OF LIGHT FOLLOWED BY SPARKS FALLING NEAR THE COPILOTS FEET. ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE MAINT INDICATOR ON THE MAINT PANEL WAS POPPED. WIRE HARNESS WIRES SHORTED TO EACH OTHER AND TO THE BACK SHELL, WHERE THE HARNESS CONNECTS TO THE BACK SHELL ON THE CONNECTOR TO THE LT WINDSHIELD HEAT TEMP CONTROLLER. CUT ALL WIRES BACK IN HARNESS PAST DAMAGED AREA, REPAIRED THE WIRES AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR TO THE LT WINDSHIELD HEAT TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER. (K)

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