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Dash 8-100 captain reported smoke and odor emanating from windshield heat terminal bar. Power to window was shut off and smoke and odor disappeared.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1037081 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201209 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8-100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
Abnormal odor while approaching destination; initially identical to peanut butter; then dull electrical. I mentioned windshield and side window heat issue(s) based on past experience. We immediately suited up and communicated. We looked everywhere for smoke and only first officer could see slight stream (like a single blown out pastry candle) emitting from the electrical terminal bar at the top of the right windshield. I immediately turned off the windshield heat and the odor and slight smoke stream ended immediately. We reviewed the smoke related checklist(s) and continued our descent and landing without further incident. Upon speaking with maintenance control we discovered the same thing had happened on [a previous date].
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Dash 8-100 Captain reported smoke and odor emanating from windshield heat terminal bar. Power to window was shut off and smoke and odor disappeared.
Narrative: Abnormal odor while approaching destination; initially identical to peanut butter; then dull electrical. I mentioned windshield and side window heat issue(s) based on past experience. We immediately suited up and communicated. We looked everywhere for smoke and only First Officer could see slight stream (like a single blown out pastry candle) emitting from the electrical terminal bar at the top of the right windshield. I immediately turned off the windshield heat and the odor and slight smoke stream ended immediately. We reviewed the smoke related checklist(s) and continued our descent and landing without further incident. Upon speaking with Maintenance Control we discovered the same thing had happened on [a previous date].
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.