What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT ON APPROACH. THEY ALSO REPORTED THE OXYGEN MASKS WERE USED. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 7, 2013
- Submitted
- March 11, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N26545
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145558
- Aircraft time
- 27,148 hours, 20,882 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 3801D2C
- Part serial
- 1288
- Condition
- Shorted
- Location
- Windshield Heat
- Part time
- 4,264 hours, 3,473 cycles
- Stage of operation
- AP
- 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.