Service difficulty report · Connector · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 10, 2015
Submitted
February 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N867FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B0191
Aircraft time
14,784 hours, 13,333 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Connector
Part number
S265428
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Zone 400
Part time
14,784 hours, 13,333 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE AT CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 7000 FEET, DURING FLIGHT, THE RT HALF OF THE CHIP DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN FOR MX TROUBLESHOOTING. INSPECTED CHIP DETECTOR & FOUND NO METAL BRIDGING & PROPER FUNCTION CHECK OF DETECTOR UNIT. FOUND TKS ANTI-ICE FLUID INFILTRATION INTO ELEC CONNECTOR. R & R ELEC CONNECTOR & RAN ACFT FOR 45 MIN WITH NO FURTHER INDICATION PROBLEM. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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