Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB135ER

Difficulty date
June 7, 2013
Submitted
June 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FM
Make and model
Emb EMB135ER
Aircraft serial
1450466
Aircraft time
12,027 hours, 12,402 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
3801D2C
Part serial
1094
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Part time
2,357 hours, 2,496 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WINDSHIELD HEAT NR 2 FAIL MESSAGE APPEARED WHEN SELECTED ON DURING DESENT. ELECTRIC BURNING SMELL SHORTLY AFTER. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES AND PERFORMED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. FOUND WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER TO BE FAILED. PLACED WINDOW HEAT SYS ON MEL 30-42-02 AND PERFORMED SPECIAL PROCEDURES SP-30-42-02, PULLED AND SAFETIED THE WINDSHIELD TEMP CB J20. ALSO, FOUND WINDSHIELD TO BE DELAMINATED WITHIN MFG ALLOWABLE LIMITS. NO WINDSHIELD DELAMINATION NOTED WITHIN THE HEATED AREA. PLACED AOG ORDER FOR WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER AND RT WINDSHIELD.

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