What was found
WHEN WINDSCREEN HEAT SELECTED TO WARM UP ON THE GROUND, SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM RT FWD CORNER OF OVERHEAD PANEL. WINDSCREEN HEAT RELAY 3041-K6 FOUND BURNED, RELAY BASE ALSO FOUND DAMAGED.
- Difficulty date
- January 16, 2006
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Dhav DHC8*
- Engine
- Pwa PW123
- Propeller
- Hamstd 14SF23
- System (JASC)
- 3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
- Part
- Relay
- Part number
- KCD4N
- Condition
- Burned
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.