Service difficulty report · Terminal · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
May 6, 2010
Submitted
May 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942HA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
163
Aircraft time
53,414 hours, 59,140 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Terminal
Condition
Burned
Location
Windshield Heat
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

IN FLIGHT, ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED IN COCKPIT FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD WIRE TERMINAL AREA. INSPECTED CAPTAIN'S FRONT WINDSHIELD TERMINALS L1. FOUND TERMINAL END BURNED WITH MINOR DISCOLORATION ON TERMINAL BUSS L2. NO DEFECTS FOUND. R & R L1 TERMINAL WITH NEW AND INSPECTED WINDHIELD TERMINAL BLOCK AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW CMM 56-10-01.