Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
August 22, 2003
Submitted
August 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N296SW
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120325
Aircraft time
15,334 hours, 22,408 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Prop De-Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT PROP HEAT FAILED IN CRUISE WITH SUBSEQUENT SMELL OF ELECTRONICS FAILURE ALTERNATED BETWEEN LEFT 'PROP HEAT' AND 'MONITOR' WITH SMELL BECOMING STRONGER. PROP HEAT WAS TURNED OFF AND CONTINUES FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS TO INDICATE INOP. INSPECTED LEFT PROP DEICE SYSTEM. FOUND LOOSE WIRES ON RELAYS K0063 AND K0065. TIGHTENED WIRES AS NEEDED. OPERATED PROP DEICE SYTEM FOR 20 MINUTES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. OPS CHECK OK AT THIS TIME.

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