Service difficulty report · Socket · Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV

Difficulty date
July 17, 2001
Submitted
September 25, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73M
Make and model
Gulstm GULFSTREAMGV
Aircraft serial
547
Engine
Rroyce BR700710A110
Part
Socket
Part number
GAS5825BA1
Condition
Overheated
Location
Windshield Heat
Part time
1,013 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT WINDSHIELD HEAT WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN DESELECTED. FOUND LEFT FRONT WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROL RELAY AND SOCKET OVERHEATED. THE WIRES CONNECTED TO CONTACTS A1, A2, B1 AND B2 WERE BROWN FROM OVERHEATING. THE PLASTIC ON THE SOCKET HAD STARTED TO DEFORM FROM OVERHEATING, RELAY AND SOCKET WERE MELTED TOGETHER SO WE COULD NOT GET THEM APART. REPLACED THE RELAY, SOCKET AND ASSOCIATED WIRING. FEEL THAT THE WIRING, THE SOCKET AND THE RELAY ARE NOT MADE OF HEAVY ENOUGH MATERIAL TO HANDLE THE LOADS CARRIED. RELAY PN GAR835ML1, SOCKET PN GAS5825BA1.