Service difficulty report · Battery · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
January 7, 2004
Submitted
January 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N12135
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
718
Aircraft time
1,800 hours, 992 cycles
Part
Battery
Part number
32845001
Part serial
10302749
Condition
Arced
Location
Master
Part time
817 hours, 444 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

SMOKE ODOR IN COCKPIT. A/C ENGINES WERE RAN WITH PACKS OPERATING. COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SMOKE ODOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, BATTERY TERMINAL SHOWED SIGNS OF ARCING. BATTERY REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED GOOD WITH NO REPEAT OF THE SMOKE ODOR IN THE COCKPIT. A/C FERRIED TO CLE WHERE FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE NR 1 WINDSHIELD TERMINAL STRIP WAS BURNED. WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED, TEST FLIGHT CHECKED GOOD.

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