Service difficulty report · Terminal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
September 27, 2007
Submitted
October 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N980HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
376
Aircraft time
31,062 hours, 33,763 cycles
Part
Terminal
Part number
8351091
Condition
Burned
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
NR
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

CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD SELECTED TO WARM UP, SMOKED FROM ELEMENT LEADS. MEL'ED THE WINDSHIELD HEATER SYSTEMS. INSPECTION FOUND L1 TERMINAL BURNT, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN`S WINDSHIELD HEAT SCREWS AND L1 TERMINAL AS PER FCD8-56-07-0023. GROUND RAN A/C, OPS CHECK GOOD.