Service difficulty report · Unknown · Gulstm 200

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
August 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N752QS
Make and model
Gulstm 200
Aircraft serial
152
Aircraft time
4,988 hours, 3,181 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING FLIGHT AT FL400 ALL COCKPIT WINDOWS FOGGED UP VERY QUICKLY WITHIN A 10 - 15 SECONDS THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG ACRID BURNING SMELL. WE PUSHED THE DEFOG BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS & SWITCHED FROM LOW TO HIGH ON THE WINDSHIELD HEAT. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE WINDOWS BEGAN CLEARING & THE SMELL STARTED TO LESSEN. ACCESS COCKPIT WINDSHIELD HEAT SYSTEM. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY, NO FAULTS NOTED. VISUAL INSPECTION OF WIRING TERMINAL LUGS, SENSORS AND CONTROLLERS SHOW NO SIGNS OF HEAT TRANSFER, OVERHEATING OR FAILURE DETECTED. PERFORMED WINDSHIELD HEATING FUNCTIONAL TEST. ALL OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO FAULTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. WORK IAW G-200 WDM 30-40-10 AND MM 30-40-00.