# SDR CA990119005

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 19, 1999
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Frchld F27F
- Engine: Rroyce DART5297E
- System (JASC): [3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3040)
- Part: Transformer
- Part number: P321B95B
- Condition: Failed
- Location: Cockpit
- Stage of operation: TX
- Nature of condition: B
- Precautionary procedure: H, D
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CA990119005

## Discrepancy

(CAN) RESISTANCE ON WINDSHIELD HAD INCREASED.  NEW WINDOW ORDERED.  NEXT APPLICATION OF WINDSHIELD HEAT, THE TRANSFORMER OVERHEATED AND FILLED THE COCKPIT WITH SMOKE.  REPLACED.

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