What was found
THE CREW REPORTED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR ON DESCENT IN COCKPIT/CABIN ASSOCIATED WITH WINDSHIELD HEAT NOT WORKING. MX INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER. OPS CHECKS WERE GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- March 24, 2013
- Submitted
- March 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N13969
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145141
- Aircraft time
- 33,210 hours, 24,823 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
- Part
- Controller
- Part number
- 3801D2C
- Part serial
- 213
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Window Heat
- Part time
- 4,181 hours, 3,321 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.