Service difficulty report · Flashlight · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
August 18, 2019
Submitted
August 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667GB
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145784
Aircraft time
36,943 hours, 33,024 cycles
Part
Flashlight
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
DE
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

SMELL OF ELECT SMOKE IN COCKPIT.NO VISIBLE SMOKE.WINDSHIELD HEAT WENT OUT IN DECENT.NO EICAS MSG , NO POPPED CB'S , NO SWITCH ANOMOLY. UPON ARRIVAL TO COCKPIT DIDNT SMELL ANY ELEC SMOKE OR EICAS MSG.PERFORMED ETN-EM-72-034 ENG ODOR EVENT T/S SUP . NO ELECTRICAL SMELL NOTED IN COCKPIT. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF WINDSHIELD HEATING SENSORS 1 & 2 LEADS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE PARTIALLY AMM 30-42-04. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF LEADS ON W/S TEMP CONTROLLER 1 & 2 IAW ETN-EM-30-015 AND PARTIALLY TASK EMB145 AMM 30-42-01, OPS CHECK GOOD OF W/S HEATING SYSTEM IAW AMM 30-42-00. WHILE T/S IAW FIM 21-20-00-810-801-A, FOUND FLASHLIGHT ABOVE FA SEAT SLIGHT ELEC BURNING SMELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY ABOVE FA SEAT IAW EMB145 AMM 33-50-16.

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