Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Dhav DHC8102

Difficulty date
April 1, 2015
Submitted
April 1, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8102
Aircraft serial
302
Aircraft time
56,513 hours, 63,229 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Condition
Arced
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
AP
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

CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK HAD SMOKE AND SPARKS DURING DOWNWIND LEG OF LANDING. WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS SELECTED OFF. READ OUT CAPTAIN'S WINDSHIELD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED TERMINAL ENDS ON WIRES B-C AND D, BURNED FOUND AND CLEANED TERMINAL BLOCK L1. RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER, GROUND RAN ACFT. OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME. OK FOR SERVICE.