SDR MALA070062

Service difficulty report · Heater · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
May 14, 2007
Submitted
May 16, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454XJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
340B454
Aircraft time
19,463 hours, 21,333 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Melted
Location
Rt Intake
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, 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

THE RIGHT ENGINE INTAKE HAS MELTED ON THE LOWER PART. THIS IS THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE HEATER MAT. CREW NOTED ON POSTFLIGHT THAT THEY FOUND THE RIGHT INTAKE DUCT BURNED THROUGH. CREW HAD NOTED THEY SMELLED AN ODD BURNING SMELL WHILE ON APPROACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD INLET DUCT PN ON/OFF NH24668-169 SN OFF L169282 SN ON L291273. REMOVED AND REPLACED DEICE CONTROL MODULE PN ON/OFF 44730-501 SN ON A00601 SN OFF A00221 IAW SF 340 AMM 71-60-05 AND IAW ACT MM 30-21-03. ALL CHECKS GOOD.

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