SDR N3B2006F00000

Service difficulty report · Timer · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date: September 21, 2006
Submitted: October 11, 2006
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N7802Q
Make and model: Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial: 402C0355
Engine: Cont TSIO520VB
System (JASC): 3060 · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice System
Part: Timer
Condition: Odor
Location: Prop De-Ice
Stage of operation: NR
How discovered: 9
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT 30 MILES OUT, IN IMC CONDITIONS. PILOT TURNED ON ALL DE-ICE EQUIPMENT. WHEN PROP DE-ICE CYCLED BOTH ALTERNATORS WENT OFF LINE. WHEN PILOT TURNED OFF DE-ICE EQUIPMENT AND RECYCLED ALTERNATORS SWITCHES, ALTERNATORS CAME BACK ON LINE. INSPECTION FOUND FAULTY PROP-DE-ICE TIMER. (K)

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