Service difficulty report · Harness · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 28, 2012
Submitted
March 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0176
Aircraft time
9,444 hours, 15,072 cycles
Part
Harness
Part number
B40531
Condition
Faulted
Location
Prop De-Ice
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DEPARTED PDX EN ROUTE TO LMT. IN CRUISE ENCOUNTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RIME ICE. AS ICE BUILT THE PROP BEGAN TO VIBRATE. PILOT ADVISED SEA CNTR THAT HE WAS CHANGING DESTINATION TO EUG. PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOT PROP DEICE SYSTEM AND REMOVED AND REPLACED 3 PROP BOOT HARNESSES AND 1 DEICE BRUSH BLOCK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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