Service difficulty report · Contactor · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
June 1, 2012
Submitted
June 4, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602CV
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
025
Aircraft time
6,455 hours, 3,948 cycles
Part
Contactor
Part number
100CC01AY1
Part serial
77187
Condition
Shorted
Location
Windshield Heat
Part time
6,455 hours, 3,948 cycles
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

AT CLIMB, EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING OUT OF AVIONICS VENT RIGHT COCKPIT GLARE SHIELD. REPORTED SMOKE ISOLATED TO RIGHT SIDE COCKPIT AND REDUCED TO SMALL AMOUNT ON APPROACH FOR LANDING. CHECKLIST FOLLOWED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE EVALUATION FOUND RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTACTOR OVERHEATED AND EVIDENCE OF SHORTING (NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE). RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTACTOR WAS REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTACTOR WAS REPLACED AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.