Service difficulty report · Wire · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
December 23, 2015
Submitted
December 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N200CD
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
040
Aircraft time
6,128 hours, 3,850 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE AT FL430, CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER PORTION OF LT DIRECT VISION WINDOW. CREW LOCATED SOURCE & TURNED SIDE WINDOW HEAT OFF, THE SMOKE DISSIPATED & SMOKE WAS NO LONGER OBSERVED. CHECK LIST FOLLOWED, EMER DECLARED & UNSCHEDULED LANDING PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX EVALUATION FOUND WIRES PINCHED TOGETHER & BROKEN ON LT SIDE WINDOW CONNECTOR. REPAIRED WIRES IAW AMM.