Service difficulty report · Heater · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
June 12, 2005
Submitted
December 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827MJ
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145217
Aircraft time
11,505 hours, 10,709 cycles
Part
Heater
Condition
Fire
Location
Windshield
Part time
363 hours, 391 cycles
Component
Windshield
Component part number
163500112
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AIR SHUTTLE 2794 FROM CLT TO CRW, HAD VISIBLE FLAMES COMING FROM THE F/O WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRING AREA ON APPROACH. THE CREW USED THE EXTINGUISHER TO STOP THE FLAMES AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON LANDING AND LANDED SAFELY. CONTRACT MX FOUND EVIDENCE OF EXTREME HEAT TO THE POSITIVE WIRE TO THE F/O WINDSHIELD HEAT WITH ASSOCIATED MELTING OF WIRE INSULATION. AIRCRAFT FERRIED TO CLT AND WINDSHIELD, HEAT CONTROLLER, BURNED WIRING REPLACED.

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