Service difficulty report · Sensor · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
July 16, 2019
Submitted
July 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N688AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500849
Aircraft time
37,018 hours, 31,766 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
3801D2C
Part serial
319
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

W/S HEAT 2 MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED THEN BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH COCKPIT. WE SHUT OFF W/S HEAT 2 SMELL DISSAPATED. "TRANSFERRED TO NRWC 688-ORD-04297". C/A-PERFORMED WINDSHIELD TEMP CONTROLLER INSPEDTION IAW AMM 30-42-01-200-801, NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTACTOR AND FUSE NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED WINDSHIELD 2 HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED WINDSHIELD HEATING OPS/FUNCTIONAL CHECKS IAW AMM 30-42-00, OPS CHECK FAIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED WINDSHIELD 2 HEAT CONTROLLER IAW AMM 30-42-01, OPS CHECK FAIL. SWAPPED WINDSHIELD HEAT SENSOR LEADS FROM SPARE SENSOR (S3,S4) TO MAIN SENSOR (S1,S2) IAW AMM 30-42-00-700-801. WINDSHIELD HEAT OPS CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 30-42-00.

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