Service difficulty report · Wire · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
November 19, 2000
Submitted
December 1, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3030
Aircraft time
14,841 hours, 13,496 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Slip Ring
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKE OFF, FLIGHT 4042 HAD A PROP HEAT FAIL CAS MESSAGE. DUE TO WEATHER AT THE DESTINATION, FLIGHT 4042 RETURNED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED A BROKEN WIRE AT THE PROPELLER SLIP RING IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-60-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.