Service difficulty report · Rheostat · Emb EMB135LR

Difficulty date
January 29, 2008
Submitted
January 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843RP
Make and model
Emb EMB135LR
Aircraft serial
145599
Aircraft time
11,328 hours, 10,842 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
13,568 hours, 11,756 cycles
Part
Rheostat
Part number
12030182001
Part serial
UNKNOWN
Condition
Melted
Location
Fo Glareshield
Component
Module · Emb
Component part number
14535260401
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TRI TO CVG - IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLIMB CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED THE FIRST OFFICER NOTICED SMOKE. THE CAPTAIN VERIFIED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FIRST OFFICER'S RHEOSTAT/GLARESHIELD AREA. O2 MASKS WERE DONNED AND THE MEMORY ITEMS FOR COCKPIT SMOKE WERE ACCOMPLISHED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AT TRI AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE FIRST OFFICER'S GLARE SHIELD MOUNTED CHART HOLDER DIMMER SWITCH HAD MELTED. THE COCKPIT READING LIGHTS WERE DEFERRED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER COLLARED. THE FIRST OFFICER'S LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WAS LATER REPLACED AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER RESET.

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