Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
March 25, 2009
Submitted
March 27, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N299UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120299
Aircraft time
25,005 hours, 26,613 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOTS REPORTED A STRONG ODOR NOTICED AFTER TURNING WINDSHIELD HEAT ON. ODOR WENT AWAY WHEN TURNED OFF. (SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING BURNING). BELIEVED TO BE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED WINDSHEILD HEAT CONNECTIONS. ALL CONNECTIONS WERE GOOD. PERFORMED WINSHILED HEAT TEST. WINDHSHIELD HEAT OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER MM 30-40-00.

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