Service difficulty report · Wire · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
December 29, 2009
Submitted
December 31, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600BP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145044
Aircraft time
27,804 hours, 23,944 cycles
Part
Wire
Part number
W1015886
Condition
Damaged
Location
Windhsheild Heat
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3322 DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE CREW REPORTED A SMELL OF ASH OR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DFW AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT PER FIM 21-2-00 AND CONFIRMED THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR AS TO BE THE LEFT MAIN INPUT/OUTPUT POWER FEED WIRES AT THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE INPUT/OUTPUT POWER FEED WIRES AT THE WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER, WIRE NR W101-5886 AND 1236 IAW EMB SB 145-30-033. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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