Service difficulty report · Sensor · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
August 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602CS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800003
Aircraft time
7,459 hours, 4,896 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
762506
Condition
Burned
Location
Pitot Heat
Part time
7,459 hours, 4,896 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, CREW HAD ANNUNCIATION FOR THE PITOT STATIC HEAT FAIL ON THE RT SIDE. SHORTLY AFTERWARD THEY NOTICED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND A STRONG SMELL. THEY DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED FROM FL410 TO DIVERT. THE SMOKE CLEARED AS QUICKLY AS IT APPEARED BUT THE SMELL REMAINED. ACFT LANDED WITH NO DIFFICULTIES. DISPATCHED A MX CREW TO LOCATION AND FOUND FAILED CURRENT SENSOR IN RT CIRCUIT BREAKER CONSOLE WHICH WAS THE CAUSE FOR SMOKE AND SMELL. PITOT HEAT CURRENT SENSOR WAS REPLACED, OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORILY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.