Service difficulty report · Relay · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
July 24, 2018
Submitted
July 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N233SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120307
Aircraft time
44,301 hours, 60,985 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
M610619017
Condition
Burned
Location
Pitot Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, PILOT NOTICED A SMELL LIKE BURNING WIRE AND SMOKE WAS VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT. DE-ICE LIGHT FAIL INDICATION ILLUMINATED AND THE NR 2 PITOT STATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX TROUBLE SHOT THE ISSUE AND FOUND THE POWER FEED WIRES FOR THE NR 2 PITOT TUBE HEATER RELAY BURNT. R&R RELAYS AND RELAY SOCKETS K0092, K0093, K0092 & KX0093. R&R NR 2 PITOT TUBE HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER CB0234. R&R CURRENT SENSORS T0030 & T0031. INSPECTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS A NR 2 AND AUX PITOT PROBES. REPLACED DAMAGED WIRING AT RELAYS. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF PITOT HEAT SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW WM 20-50-00 & MM 30-31-00.

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