Service difficulty report · Terminal · Doug MD88

Difficulty date
February 3, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N984DL
Make and model
Doug MD88
Aircraft serial
53311
Aircraft time
61,989 hours, 44,517 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Window Heat
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

CREW RETURNED THE ACFT FOLLOWING A STRONG ODOR OF ELECTRICAL FUMES AS THEY CLIMBED THROUGH 1500 FT. SMOKE APPEARED NEAR RT UPPER CORNER OF THE COPILOTS WINDSCREEN. WINDOW HEAT WAS SECURED AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TERMINAL BLOCK R5-38 MOUNT SCREW LOOSE AT TERMINAL P, WINDOW HEAT GROUND. CONTACT SURFACE BETWEEN BLOCK AND WINDSHIELD IS BURNED/ARCED. SECURED TERMINAL BLOCK SCREW AND RESET CB Z-24.

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