Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 31, 2001
Submitted
June 8, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N541UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25253
Aircraft time
42,260 hours, 15,615 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Wire
Condition
Smoke
Location
Winshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

FORWARD RIGHT WINDSHIELD HEAT WIRE SMOKING. CIRCUIT BREAKER C392 POPPED. CONNECTOR AT TERMINAL J5 ON THE 1R WINDOW WAS LOOSE. THIS LOOSE CONNECTION CAUSED THE WIRE TO OVERHEAT. REPLACED W2314 HARNESS ASSY FROM TERMINAL BLOCK TB5038 TO WINDOW AND RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER C392.