SDR CHQA000476

Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
April 6, 2004
Submitted
May 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N294
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
45464
Aircraft time
7,054 hours, 5,254 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
163500111
Part serial
8585
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
2,525 hours, 1,628 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, H, A

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

What was found

FLT 6471 DFW - MSY: WHILE DESCENDING INTO MSY, CREW SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW A WHITE HAZE IN THE COCKPIT. DONNED MASKS IMMEDIATELY. SUSPECTED 115 VAC BUS SINCE IT TRIPPED OFF TWICE IN FLIGHT. AFTER TURNING OFF, SMOKE CLEARED. DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE SMOKE WAS RELATED TO NR 1 WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM. SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED AND AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO MCO FOR WINDSHIELD CHANGE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEMS OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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