What was found
THE PILOT REPORTED A FUME SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE CABIN HEATER CYCLING SWITCH NOT CYCLING PROPERLY. REPLACED THE CABIN HEATER CYCLING SWITCH WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2020
- Submitted
- October 29, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N833CA
- Make and model
- Tecnam P2012
- Aircraft serial
- 014US
- Aircraft time
- 158 hours, 210 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Switch
- Part number
- 81000
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Heater
- Part time
- 14 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.