What was found
FLIGHT 6221 - CVG-ORF - SMOKE APPEARED FROM LOWER LEFT CORNER OF CAPTAIN’S WINDSHIELD DURING DESCENT. SWITCHED OFF WINDSHIELD HEAT AND SMOKE SUBSIDED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED TINE CAPTAIN’S WINDSHIELD.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2007
- Submitted
- June 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N281SK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145391
- Aircraft time
- 16,238 hours, 12,985 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
- Part
- Heater
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Windshield
- Part time
- 5,502 hours, 4,689 cycles
- Stage of operation
- DE
- 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.