Service difficulty report · Heater · Tecnam P2012

Difficulty date
December 15, 2024
Submitted
January 21, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N915CA
Make and model
Tecnam P2012
Aircraft serial
022US
Aircraft time
2,454 hours, 2,482 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WHILE RUNNING CABIN HEATER THE HEATER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AFTER SWITCHING TO FAN A DISTINCT ODOR WAS SMELLED AND A PASSENGER REPORTED SMOKE IN THE CABIN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE HEATER CYCLE SWITCH, RAN THE HEATER FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.