Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB135KL

Difficulty date
January 11, 2013
Submitted
January 14, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N853AE
Make and model
Emb EMB135KL
Aircraft serial
145742
Aircraft time
22,744 hours, 21,624 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP15131111
Part serial
10281H3921
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 4359 THE CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CRUISE THEY NOTICED A STRONG ELECTRICAL SMOKE SMELL IN THE COCKPIT. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED IT FROM HER JUMPSEAT TO THE WING AERA. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN. DURING THE FLIGHT THE CREW COULD NOT LOCATE THE SMOKE SMELL SOURCE. THE ODOR SEEMED TO COME AND GO EVERY FEW MINUTES. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO FWA. THE CREW COMPLIED WITH THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON LANDING CRASH, FIRE & RESCUE LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF FIRE OR SMOKE. CFR NOTED ELECTRICAL SMOKE OUTSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY A SOURCE AND NO SIGNS OF IMPENDING DANGER WAS PRESENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED THE LEFT WINDSHIELD IAW 56-10-01. THE OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. NO LEAKS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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