What was found
INSPECTION REVEALED RIGHT TAIL DEICE MOSFET CONTACTOR BOX LOCATED IN EMPENNAGE OF AIRCRAFT, FAILED INTERNALLY AND CAUGHT FIRE. RESULTING FIRE DAMAGED OTHER COMPONENTS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY.
- Difficulty date
- March 9, 2017
- Submitted
- April 19, 2017
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N399RA
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK200
- Aircraft time
- 3,003 hours, 2,735 cycles
- Engine
- Pwc JT15D5D
- System (JASC)
- 3010 · Airfoil Anti/De-ice System
- Part
- Contactor
- Part number
- 1283840545
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Zone 200
- Part time
- 3,003 hours, 2,735 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.