Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 19, 2017
Submitted
March 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824HK
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145498
Aircraft time
35,217 hours, 28,937 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Window
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING APPROACH, WITH THRUST AT IDLE AND ANTI-ICE SELECTED ON. A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, BUT NOT IN CABIN. APPROACH WAS CONTINUED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED POSITIVE TERMINAL BOLT, CLEANED WIRE TERMINAL AND REINSTALLED BOLT ON LEFT WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK. OPS CHECKED WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM IAW AMM 30-42-00/04. NO ODOR OF SMOKE NOTED. A CHECK FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED, WITH ON NO REOCCURRENCE OF THE DISCREPANCY.

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