Service difficulty report · Display · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
May 23, 2011
Submitted
May 23, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N632AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145143
Aircraft time
27,676 hours, 26,595 cycles
Part
Display
Condition
Saturated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
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

FOR FLIGHT 4004 DURING TAXI THE CREW REPORTED THE EICAS DISPLAY SCREEN WENT OUT ASSOCIATED WITH A DISPLAY CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPING AND A SMELL OF AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. WATER WAS LEAKING FROM THE CENTER WINDSHIELD POST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. WATER HAD DRIPPED DOWN ON EICAS DISPLAY. WHEN POWERED ON IT SHORTED OUT THE EICAS DISPLAY. RETORQUED THE FIRST OFFICER’S WINDSHIELD AND SWAPPED THE DISPLAY OF THE FIRST OFFICER’S. VERIFIED THE ELECTRICAL ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE MFD DISPLAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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