What was found
THE PILOT REPORTED A BURNING SMELL DURING CRUISE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE SMELL TO BE COMING FROM THE HEATER IGNITION UNIT. THE COMPONENT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- April 1, 2021
- Submitted
- April 7, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N499CA
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- C4021006
- Aircraft time
- 24,718 hours, 14,457 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Ignition Unit
- Part number
- 722081
- Part serial
- BN295180
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cabin Heater
- Part time
- 2,823 cycles
- Component
- Heater · Janitrol
- Component part number
- 8259HL2
- 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.