Service difficulty report · Odor · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
April 17, 2005
Submitted
May 10, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
24381
Aircraft time
58,571 hours, 6,606 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Odor
Condition
Detected
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WINDOW HEAT 2L EICAS MSG DISPLAYED. A WEIRD ODOR WAS APPARENT IN THE COCKPIT THEN C/B TRIPPED FOR 2L. NO RESET ATTEMPTED. INVESTIGATED & FOUND LOOSE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL THERMOSTAT WIRING & "WINDOW HEAT 2L" MESSAGE ON EICAS. LOOSE WIRING MAY HAVE CAUSED ARCING & ODOR. THE LOOSE WIRE WAS REATTACHED TO COCKPIT WINDOW. "WINDOW HEAT 2L" MESSAGE WAS GONE, AND A/C RETURNED TO REVENUE SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER ODOR OR WINDOW HEAT PROBLEM.