Service difficulty report · Circuit Breaker · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
March 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3553F
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318052044
Aircraft time
19,497 hours, 22,543 cycles
Part
Circuit Breaker
Condition
Faulty
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED AN ELEC BURNING SMELL WHILE TESTING WINDSHIELD HEAT SYS. PILOT TRIED CYCLING SYS OFF & THEN BACK ON TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF SMELL. THE BURNING SMELL DISSIPATED & THEN RETURNED WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT SYS WAS TURNED ON. THE PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTION REVEALED LOOSE FASTENER AT WINDSHIELD HEAT CB, REPLACED CB & TIGHTEN FASTENER, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF WINDSHIELD HEAT. SYS CHECK WAS NORMAL.

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