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Embraer 145 captain reported electrical fumes and smoke emanating from the left windshield resulted in a diversion to a nearby suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1544937 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Window Ice/Rain System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor |
Narrative:
We took off from ZZZ. On the climb out; passing approximately 8;000 [feet] MSL; we started to smell a strong electrical smoke odor; and then I noticed smoke billowing up of the bottom left windshield on the first officer's (first officer) side. I was flying and I pointed it out to the pilot not flying; who was the PIC (pilot-in-command). We followed [another aircraft] and [advised ATC]; notified the flight attendant (flight attendant) and then diverted into ZZZ1. Me and the pilot not flying thought it might be the windshield heat; so we turned it off and the smoke immediately stopped. We landed in ZZZ1 with the emergency vehicles standing by; no assistance was needed and we taxied to the gate without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Embraer 145 Captain reported electrical fumes and smoke emanating from the left windshield resulted in a diversion to a nearby suitable airport.
Narrative: We took off from ZZZ. On the climb out; passing approximately 8;000 [feet] MSL; we started to smell a strong electrical smoke odor; and then I noticed smoke billowing up of the bottom left windshield on the FO's (First Officer) side. I was flying and I pointed it out to the pilot not flying; who was the PIC (Pilot-in-Command). We followed [another aircraft] and [advised ATC]; notified the FA (Flight Attendant) and then diverted into ZZZ1. Me and the pilot not flying thought it might be the windshield heat; so we turned it off and the smoke immediately stopped. We landed in ZZZ1 with the emergency vehicles standing by; no assistance was needed and we taxied to the gate without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.