What happened
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(-23) American eagle flight 4020 on climb out from gso enroute to ord made an emergency landing in crw due to a strong electrical smell and smoke in the cockpit/cabin. The aircraft landed without incident, however the captain in the interest of safety assisted the cabin attendant in conducting an emergency exit through the forward cabin door. Company maintenance personnel determined the origin of the problem was an electrical relay located in a panel behind the copilot close to the floor which powered the pilot/static heat. It was reported the relay was found compromised by water ingress. American eagle maintenance log page number 1150572 item no. 2 states "pitot static heat relay XK0059 has broken anchoring stud on socket S500-9140 p/n relay MS27743-18.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMERICAN EAGLE FLIGHT 4020 ON CLIMB OUT FROM GSO ENROUTE TO ORD MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN CRW DUE TO A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT/CABIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER THE CAPTAIN IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY ASSISTED THE CABIN ATTENDANT IN CONDUCTING AN EMERGENCY EXIT THROUGH THE FORWARD CABIN DOOR. COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL RELAY LOCATED IN A PANEL BEHIND THE COPILOT CLOSE TO THE FLOOR WHICH POWERED THE PILOT/STATIC HEAT. IT WAS REPORTED THE RELAY WAS FOUND COMPROMISED BY WATER INGRESS. AMERICAN EAGLE MAINTENANCE LOG PAGE NUMBER 1150572 ITEM NO. 2 STATES "PITOT STATIC HEAT RELAY XK0059 HAS BROKEN ANCHORING STUD ON SOCKET S500-9140 P/N RELAY MS27743-18.
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