What was found
ON THREE OCCASIONS SMELLED A DISTINCT ODOR OF ELECTRICAL SMOKE WHILE DESCENDING TOWARD ILN. COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE. FOUND THE CAPTAIN''S WINDSHIELD DISCOLORED AROUND THE EDGES. REPLACED THE CAPTAIN''S WINDSHIELD IAW DC9 MM.
- Difficulty date
- May 17, 2000
- Submitted
- May 18, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N968AX
- Make and model
- Doug DC941
- Aircraft serial
- 47499
- Aircraft time
- 56,463 hours, 53,113 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 5912290505
- Part serial
- 258711A7N
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.