Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
March 14, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N987AX
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47364
Part
Terminal Block
Part number
WB0340
Condition
Dirty
Location
Rt Windshield
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, A BRIGHT FLASH AND POPPING SOUND OCCURED ON FIRST OFFICERS SIDE OF COCKPIT. ELECTRICAL SMOKE WAS SMELLED. AFTER LANDING, RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS POPPED. CLEANED THE DIRTY TERMINAL BLOCK AT THE FIRST OFFICERS WINDSHIELD.

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