Service difficulty report · Terminal · Doug DC863

Difficulty date
January 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816AX
Make and model
Doug DC863
Aircraft serial
46093
Part
Terminal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, ELECTRICAL TYPE FUMES WERE NOTED FROM AREA OF CAPTAIN'S GLARESHIELD. TURNED OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT AND SMELL SEEMED TO DISSIPATE, BUT THERE WAS A RESIDUAL SMELL LATER. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR FLOOR HEATERS AND SMELL SEEMED TO GO AWAY. INSPECTED THE FLOOR HEATERS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. INSPECTED CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD AND TERMINAL BLOCK. FOUND DIRT ON MATING SURFACE BETWEEN WINDSHIELD AND TERMINAL BLOCK THAT CAUSED THE TERMINAL BLOCK TO BECOME HOT. CLEANED MATING SURFACE AND INSTALLED NEW HARDWARE. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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