Service difficulty report · Contactor · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
September 14, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12136
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145719
Aircraft time
26,854 hours, 15,132 cycles
Engine
Rroyce AE3007A1E
Part
Contactor
Part number
480CC01
Condition
Burned
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM F/O'S DISTRIBUTION BOX AND RETURNED TO GATE. CONTRACT MX FOUND CONTACTOR K0002, NR 2 WINDSHIELD HEAT TO BE BURNED AND SOURCE OF ODOR. DEACTIVATED SYS AND DEFERRED IAW MEL 30-42-02. ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE WITH MEL. MX R & R NR 2 WINDSHIELD CONTACTOR K0002 WITH OPS CHECKS SUCCESSFUL. CLEARED MEL AND ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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