Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
March 27, 2015
Submitted
March 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1258B
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1258
Aircraft time
8,513 hours, 8,065 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Part number
B40531
Condition
Damaged
Location
Propeller
Component
Propeller · Mcauly · 3GFR34C703B
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PROPELLER DE-ICE SYS TO BE OPERATING AT 10 AMPS WITH SWITCH SHORTED & CAUSING FUMES. OPERATED SYS & FOUND TO BE RUNNING AT 10 AMPS. PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE IAW 208 MM. REPLACED PROP DE-ICE BRUSHES WITH NEW UNITS, FOUND ONE PROP DE-ICE HARNESS TO BE OPEN. REPLACED ALL THREE DE-ICE HARNESS LEADS WITH NEW UNITS. SYS FUNCTIONS NORMALLY WITH NO DIFFICULTIES. REPLACED PROP DE-ICE SWITCH AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. SYS OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD.

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