SDR DALA2018102206193

Service difficulty report · Controller · Doug MD88

Difficulty date: October 21, 2018
Submitted: October 22, 2018
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N956DL
Make and model: Doug MD88
Aircraft serial: 49887
Aircraft time: 74,714 hours, 55,910 cycles
System (JASC): 3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal
Part: Controller
Condition: Faulty
Location: Window Heat
Stage of operation: AP
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

SHIP 0956 - WHILE ON APPROACH INTO ATL, THE COCKPIT NOTICED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL AND THIN SMOKE FROM THE LEFT WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL. THE WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE ODOR AND LIGHT SMOKE IMMEDIATELY DISSIPATED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD, HEAT CONTROLLER, AND TERMINAL HARDWARE PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL. (LP 5352102)

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