What was found
IN-FLIGHT DEICE BOOT FAILURE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. HAD BOOTS ACTIVATED FOR 25MIN AND THEN RECEIVED A CAUTION THAT BOOTS HAD FAILED. RAN QRH AND BOOTS FAILED AGAIN. INSPECTION FOUND AN APPROX. 3 IN TEAR IN LOWER LEFT INBOARD.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2023
- Submitted
- October 30, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N129JW
- Make and model
- Pilats PC12
- Aircraft serial
- 129
- Aircraft time
- 8,750 hours, 11,001 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3000 · Ice/Rain Protection System
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- De-Ice
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.