Service difficulty report · Relay · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
November 25, 2023
Submitted
November 28, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352XR
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
352
Aircraft time
7,261 hours, 4,871 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
6018505002
Part serial
A0082604401
Condition
Burned Out
Location
Windshield Defog
Part time
7,261 hours, 4,871 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, PILOT INTERMITTENTLY SMELLED SMOKE IN THE AFT CABIN AREA WITH PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD DEFOG THEN BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DEFERRED UPON LANDING. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. DURING MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE WINDSHIELD DEFOG RELAY BOX WAS FOUND TO HAVE A HEAVY BURNED SMELL WITH VISIBLE SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. THE WINDSHIELD DEFOG RELAY BOX WAS REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.