Service difficulty report · Wire · Doug MD83

Difficulty date
March 30, 2017
Submitted
April 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437AA
Make and model
Doug MD83
Aircraft serial
49455
Aircraft time
89,077 hours, 42,391 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

CAPTAIN SAW AN ARC EMANATE FROM HIS WINDSHIELD AFTER WINDOW HEAT WAS OPERATIVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. MEL PROCEDURE WAS APPLIED AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DSM WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPAIRED WIRES TO TERMINAL ENDS OF CAPTAIN'S ANTI-FOG THERMAL SWITCH WITH HEAT SHRINK IAW CH 20-20-01. OPS GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED.

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