Service difficulty report · Controller · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
December 13, 2002
Submitted
December 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N423JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3032
Aircraft time
20,130 hours, 18,022 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Controller
Part number
328510
Part serial
1174
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
15,729 hours, 13,793 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW RECEIVED A FIRST OFFICER WINDSHIELD HEAT FAIL CAS MESSAGE. THE CREW THEN FOLLOWED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND CALLED MAINTENANCE CONTROL. FLIGHT 4056 WAS THEN INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO CAK. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE FIRST OFFICER'S WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROLLER IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 30-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.