Service difficulty report · Ground Stud · Emb EMB145EP

Difficulty date
January 19, 2014
Submitted
January 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14925
Make and model
Emb EMB145EP
Aircraft serial
145004
Aircraft time
33,134 hours, 31,941 cycles
Part
Ground Stud
Condition
Melted
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

THE CREW REPORTED THAT THEY HAD SMOKE COMING FROM THE BASE OF WINDSHIELD NR 1, AND THAT IT STOPPED 1-2 MINUTES AFTER WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED OFF. THE ACFT LANDED WITH NO INCIDENT. THE CREW PLACED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON MEL 30-42-02, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND THE GROUND LUG FOR THE NR 1 WINDSHIELD TO BE LOOSE AND PARTIALLY MELTED. MAINTENANCE R & R THE NR 1 WINDSHIELD AND GROUND LUG, OPERATIONALLY TESTED WITH NO DEFECTS, AND THE ACFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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