# SDR COEA2026040301705

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 2, 2026
- Submitted: April 3, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N705FE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N705FE), registered now
- Make and model: Aerosp ATR 72-212A
- Registry model: [Aerosp ATR 72-212A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1736
- Aircraft time: 1,504 hours, 1,485 cycles
- System (JASC): [3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3040)
- Part: Controller
- Part number: KS538182
- Part serial: 0166
- Condition: Faulted
- Location: Windshield Heat
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/COEA2026040301705

## Discrepancy

FLIGHT 8663, ANC - FAI,   AIR TURNBACK/DISCREPANCY:  L/H WINDSHIELD HEAT FAULT DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO ANC. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.   MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER. OPS CHECKS GOOD.

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