Service difficulty report · Heater · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
March 31, 2009
Submitted
April 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N295SK
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145513
Aircraft time
20,000 hours, 14,846 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
17,238 hours, 14,430 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Shorted
Location
Windshield
Part time
11,663 hours, 7,938 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FLIGHT 5323, MKE TO STL - DURING DESCENT INTO STL, AT AROUND 11,000 FT SMOKE WAS SMELLED AND SEEN IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW FOUND THE SOURCE TO BE AT THE BASE OF THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD. THE APPROACH WAS EXPEDITED AND THE APPROPRIATE CHECK LISTS WERE FOLLOWED AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED AFTER DEACTIVATING THE NR 2 WINDSHIELD HEAT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD TERMINAL BLOCKS MELTED. THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD WAS THEN REPLACED, AND THE ASSOCIATED WIRING WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUNCTION TESTS WERE NORMAL WITH NO FURTHER SMOKE.

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