Service difficulty report · Windshield · Emb EMB505

Difficulty date
February 10, 2022
Submitted
February 10, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N920DS
Make and model
Emb EMB505
Aircraft serial
50500530
Aircraft time
1,088 hours, 875 cycles
Part
Windshield
Part number
NP1953016
Part serial
1906846152
Condition
Smoke
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,086 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
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

CREW SMELLED SMOKE IN COCKPIT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ON DECENT CREW NOTICED THE SMOKE IN THE VICINITY OF THE PILOT'S WINDSHIELD. CREW CYCLED OF THE WINDSHIELD HEAT AND THE SMOKE DISSIPATED. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING CONFIRMED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED THE ISSUE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED. A COMPANY HAZARD REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE DISCREPANCY WAS LOGGED IN THE COMPANY CASS SYSTEM.

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