Service difficulty report · Static Inverter · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
January 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2611X
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0072
Aircraft time
21,544 hours
Part
Static Inverter
Part number
51185527
Condition
Burned
Location
Forward Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB OUT, THE WIRING LOCATED ON THE LT SIDE OF THE HEATED (ELECTRIC) WINDSHIELD SPARKED, AND SMOKE IMMEDIATELY DEVELOPED. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED OFF, AND THE SMOKE DISCONTINUED. ICE BEGAN TO DEVELOPE ON WINDSHIELD, RESULTING IN A TURN BACK TO BLOCK. MX FOUND ONE AVIONICS STATIC DISCHARGE SUPPRESSOR ASSY BURNED, THE HEATED WINDSHIELD SHORTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED HEATED WINDSHIELD AND BOTH STATICS SUPPRESSORS. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, MX REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD STATIC INVERTER ALSO.

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