Service difficulty report · Terminal · 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
Terminal
Condition
Loose
Location
Windshield Heat
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 THAT WITH THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT ON ONLY, A NOTICEABLE BURNING ODOR IN THE COCKPIT OCCURRED AFTER 3 MINUTES. MX INSPECTED THE LT WINDSHIELD HEAT CONNECTIONS AND FOUND A LT GROUND TERMINAL TO WINDSHIELD HEAT LOOSE. MX TIGHTENED CONNECTION AND PERFOMRED AN OPS TEST OF THE CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT SYS. NO ODOR OR BURNING WAS NOTICED. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IAW MM 30-40-00.

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