Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
November 30, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N336QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600336
Aircraft time
12,413 hours, 10,036 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
27241287
Part serial
5AL51
Condition
Overheated
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

WINDSHIELD O'HEAT ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON IN FLIGHT WHILE WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON, -20ºC RAT. ANNUNCIATOR DID NOT EXTINGUISH AUTOMATICALLY AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY BURNING ODOR. BOTH WERE RESOLVED WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED OFF. REPLACED TEMPERATURE CONTROL VALVE WITH OVERHAULED UNIT, OPS CHECK NORMAL. WORK PERFORMED IAW MM CHAPTER 30-41-02.