What was found
IN LIGHT ICING CONDITIONS DE-ICER ON LT ENGINE INLET FAILED. BURNED SMALL HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER IN BOOT. THE DEICER LOOKED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION BEFORE IT FAILED.
- Difficulty date
- December 24, 2010
- Submitted
- January 7, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N450HC
- Make and model
- Piper PA31T2
- Aircraft serial
- 31T8166021
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCB3TN3
- System (JASC)
- 3020 · Air Intake Anti/De-Ice System
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- 5052004
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Lt Engine
- Part time
- 3,100 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.