Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
April 15, 2017
Submitted
April 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N255QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
155
Aircraft time
12,876 hours, 7,929 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Part number
62100077000
Condition
Overheated
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL 280 AROUND 20 MINUTES INTO FLT, A STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS NOTICED IN COCKPIT. VISUALLY FAINT SMOKE COULD BE SEEN IN ALL OF COCKPIT AREA AS WELL. NO ODOR OF SMOKE IN GALLEY OR CABIN. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS ON AND NORMAL. SMOKE CAME ON QUICKLY AND DISSIPATED BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF FIRST NOTICING SMOKE. ELECTRICAL LOAD AND ALL DISPLAYS WERE NORMAL. INSPECTED ALL AVIONICS EQUIPMENT IN THE COCKPIT AREA. FOUND THE RT WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK BEGINNING TO OVERHEAT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TERMINAL BLOCK IAW WMM 30-41-00 & AMM 34-41-00. OPS CHECKED SATISFACTORY.