Service difficulty report · Unknown · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
February 24, 2010
Submitted
February 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
120071
Aircraft time
41,082 hours, 44,771 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW118A
Part
Unknown
Condition
Odor
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
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

PILOTS REPORTED THAT A STRONG ODOR WAS NOTED WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED ON, AFTER ABOUT 1 MIN TO 1 MINUTE AND 45 SECONDS. SMELLED LIKE CHEMICALS RATHER THAN ELECTRICAL. MX TURNED THE WINDSHIELD HEAT ON FOR 25 MINUTES WITH NO ODOR NOTED. MX THEN PERFORMED A WINDSHIELD HEAT TEST IAW MM 30-40-00, LOWERED THE OVERHEAD SWITCH PANEL AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANELS TO INSPECT WIRING WITH NO FINDINGS AND REINSTALLED THEM IAW MM 31-14-00 & 31-15-00 RESPECTIVELY. MX CHECKED AROUND RCCB AND CURRENT SENSORS AS WELL AS INSPECTED WIRING FOR ANY ABNORMAL HEAT SOURCES. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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