Service difficulty report · Wire · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
December 30, 2007
Submitted
January 3, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
234
Aircraft time
31,191 hours, 33,374 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Windscreen
Part time
25,964 hours, 13,743 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
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

BURNING ODOR ON FINAL APPROACH IN COCKPIT, SELECTED WINDSHIELD HEAT TO WARM AND ODOR DISSIPATED, NO OTHER ABNORMAL INDICATIONS. REPAIRED BROKEN WIRE "A" AT CAPTAINS WINDSCREEN AND REPLACED CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER, OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD.