SDR ABXA030132

Service difficulty report · Switch · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 11, 2003
Submitted
April 25, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N900AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47380
Aircraft time
56,598 hours, 60,773 cycles
Part
Switch
Part number
4TL1593
Condition
Shorted
Location
Anti Ice Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SAW SMOKE IN BEHIND CAPTAIN'S OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT AND SMELLED ELECTRICAL. DONNED OXYGEN AND JUMP SEATER CHECKED NO SMOKE/FIRE IN UPPER DECK. NO FIRE/SMOKE INDICATOR LIGHTS, ALL PANEL INDICATIONS NORMAL AND COULDN'T IDENTIFY SOURCE, SMOKE SUBSIDED, THEN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS LATER WE SMELLED AGAIN, ALMOST AS MUCH AS INITAILLY. STARTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE CHECKLIST AND EMERGENCY LANDED VFR IN MEMPHIS. FOUND EVIDENCE OF BURNED WIRE AND SMOKE AT STATION 45 IN OVERHEAD CENTER PANEL AREA. WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCH FOUND TO BE BURNED AND CRACKED. FOUND CENTER WINDSHIELD WIRE H589A16 BURNED 2 INCHES FROM WINDSHIELD, CUT H589A16 BACK TO REMOVE DAMAGED WIRE AND INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL ON SAME, REPLACED WINDSHIELD HEAT SWITCH IAW

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