Service difficulty report · Heater · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 8, 2006
Submitted
July 13, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N26549
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145571
Aircraft time
10,176 hours, 7,907 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Odor
Location
Windshield
Stage of operation
AP
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.

What was found

IAH - FLIGHT 2392, THE CREW REPORTED AN ACRID ODOR IN THE COCKPIT DURING APPROACH INTO IAH. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WHERE MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE PACKS WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE. FLIGHT 2214 IN IAH, THE CREW REPORTED ODOR OF SMOKE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AFTER WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SELECTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PLACED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON MEL 30-42-02 CAT C CONT NUMBER 103235, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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