Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 9, 2011
Submitted
January 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4145
Aircraft time
10,121 hours, 10,847 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Arced
Location
Windsheild Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ENROUTE, CAPTAINS WINDSHIELD HEAT FAILED- LT WINDSHEILD HEAT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED WINDSHIELD CONTROL CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 MIN LATER. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AND FOUND ARCHING BETWEEN WIRE AT L2 AND WINDOW FRAME. CLEANED TERMINAL END AND WRAPPED WITH FUSION TAPE. REPOSITIONED TERMINAL END AWAY FROM WINDOW FRAME AND SECURED TO TERMINAL BLOCK. OP'S CHECKED IAW AMM TASK 30-41-00-710-802. OP'S CHECKED GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. ARCHING WAS FOUND ON CAPTAINS WINDOW AT THE TOP AT WIRE L2. CHECK FLIGHT GOOD.