Service difficulty report · Heater · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
March 2, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3058
Aircraft time
16,564 hours, 14,711 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Heater
Part number
001B552A1512000
Condition
Failed
Location
Elevator
Part time
643 hours, 562 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OVER RIC, THE CAPTAIN CONTACTED MAINTENANCE CONTROL WITH A ELEVATOR HORN HEAT PROBLEM. FLIGHT 4005 DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ELEVATOR HORN HEAT MAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 55-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.