Service difficulty report · Wire · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
November 7, 2002
Submitted
November 19, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956PC
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
323
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Windshield
Part time
671 hours
Component
Windshield
Component part number
9598110108
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED FIRE ON UPPER RT SIDE OF COPILOTS WINDOW. RT WINDSHIELD DEICING CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED. AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND TWO WIRES (WIRE L AND K). WIRE L SPLICE AN AWG 10-12 SPLICE WAS SEVERELY BURNED. THE AIRCRAFT IS POST SERVICE BULLETIN FOR HEAVY-DUTY WIRES AT THE WINDOW. SUSPECT THE POWER WIRE WAS PREVIOUSLY DAMAGED AT THE SPLICE. CAUSING THE SPLICE TO GET HOT AND MELT INTO THE GROUND WIRE. EVENTUALLY THE POWER WIRE SEPARATED AND WENT TO GROUND.