Service difficulty report · Terminal · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 25, 2004
Submitted
May 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
45,964 hours, 17,325 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Terminal
Part number
MS27212215
Condition
Burned
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NO POWER AT PHASE A OF CB C391 WINDOW HEATER 1L AND CB C336 RECIRC FAN L. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF WINDOW HEAT AND RECIRCULATING FAN PROBLEMS, WIRES WERE FOUND WITH OVERHEAT DAMAGE ON TB5031 AT THE P-31 LT GEN. PANEL. THE TERMINAL STRIP TB5031 (P/N MS27212-2-15), WAS FOUND OVERHEATED, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A BAD CONTACT ON THE WIRE TERMINAL (BACT12AC15). THE OVERHEAT PROPAGATED THE DAMAGE TO WIRES W1130-0028-08 AND W4508-0001-08 (BMS13-51) AND CAUSED THE STUD TO GET LOOSE FROM THE TERMINAL STRIP. NO COMPONENT INVOLVED, WIRES W1130-0028-08 , W4508-0001-08 AND THE TERMINAL STRIP MS27212-2-15 WERE REPLACED.