Service difficulty report · Lead · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N175SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1147
Aircraft time
3,677 hours, 2,794 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Part
Lead
Condition
Overheated
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

STARTED AS AN ODOR LIKE BURNED HAIR, EVENTUALLY GRAY/WHITE SMOKE VISIBLE IN THE COCK PIT. SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE UPPER WINDSHIELD HEAT LEAD ON THE CAPTAINS SIDE. ALL ANTI-ICE WAS ON AT THE TIME. TURNED ANTI-ICE AND WINDSHIELD HEAT OFF AND SMOKE SEEMED TO STOP.