Service difficulty report · Terminal · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
January 15, 2001
Submitted
January 31, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N195UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26899
Aircraft time
16,070 hours, 2,029 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Terminal
Part number
CWC011210
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRZ HAD ELEC BURNING ODOR AND VISIBLE SMOKE AROUND CAPTS SIDE OF THE COCKPIT. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SOURCE. SCHEDULED: MEL TO LAX, DIVERTED TO PAGO PAGO. *S/D* PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE COCKPIT AND FOUND LOWER LEFT L1 WINDSHIELD HEAT LUG (SCREW) - IPC 30-41-12-051 ITEM 25. LOOSE AND INSULATION BURNT. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR UNTIL THE ORDERED PART - IPC 30-41-12-051 ITEM 20 (HARNESS ASSEMBLY) CAN BE REPLACED. THE HARNESS ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED IN NRT ON 18 JAN 2000. THE SYSTEM CHECKED GOOD.