Service difficulty report · Structure · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 14, 2019
Submitted
February 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732MD
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1083
Aircraft time
22,161 hours
Part
Structure
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW PERFORMED AIR RETURN TO DEPARTURE AND REPORTED THAT THEY HAD SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. MX FOUND DEICING FLUID/GLYCOL IN AREA BETWEEN LH WINDSHIELD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL GLARESHIELD. THIS AREA CONTAINS AN AIR LINE WHICH ROUTES BLEED AIR FOR THE PNEUMATIC DEICE SYSTEM AND THIS LINE WILL BECOME HOT DURING AIRCRAFT OPERATION. THIS LINE HAD DEICING FLUID/GLYCOL ON IT. THIS ENTIRE AREA WAS CLEANED AND ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND WIRING IN THIS AREA WERE INSPECTED VISUALLY AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS SHOWED NO FAULTS TO ANY SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS.

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