Service difficulty report · Controller · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
January 30, 2011
Submitted
February 1, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N979QS
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500079
Aircraft time
10,459 hours, 6,465 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
85611
Part serial
0347059
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Windshield
Part time
1,924 hours, 1,210 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT, AMBER WINDSHIELD HEAT INOPERATIVE LEFT CAS MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS APPARENT. RESET THE SYS AND THE MESSAGE REPEATED. FOUND LT WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROL BOX TO HAVE BURNED ELECTRONICS ODOR. PERFORMED RESISTANCE CHECKS OF LT AND RT WINDSHIELD WIRING. ALL VALUES WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. R & R LT WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER WITH A TESTED UNIT, IAW MM 30-41-00. ACCOMPLISHED WINDSHIELD ANTI-ICE OPS CHECK WITH ENGINES OPERATING. NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

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