What was found
FLT 5520 - STL - SMALL WISP OF SMOKE FROM BELOW CAPTAIN’S WINDSHIELD WHEN WINDSHIELD HEAT WAS TURNED OFF SMOKE DISAPPEARED. MAINTENANCE DEFERRED CAPTAIN’S WINDSHIELD HEAT AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED AND REPLACED CAPTAIN’S WINDSHIELD.
- Difficulty date
- July 16, 2006
- Submitted
- July 25, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N817HK
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145058
- Aircraft time
- 19,272 hours, 17,116 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Windshield
- Part number
- 162500111
- Part serial
- 3715
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Cockpit
- 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.