Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
November 17, 2006
Submitted
November 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28707
Aircraft time
35,971 hours, 9,902 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Heater
Condition
Overheated
Location
Overwing Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SIDE WALL AT 15F VERY HOT, PLASTIC DEFORMED. RIGHT OVERWING FWD HATCH AFT PART OF DOOR FRAME HOT TO THE TOUCH, WILL BURN, STAYED HOT UNTIL ACFT LANDED. INSPECTED AREA, NO SIGN OF ANY DEFORMED PLASTIC. PERFORMED OVERWING EXIT HATCH HEATER TEST. CHECKED BOTH SIDES OF AIRCRAFT USING DIGITAL NON CONTACT THERMOMETER. BOTH SIDES CHECKED UNDER 90 DEGREES AFTER 10 MIN. AREA DID NOT FEEL HOT TO TOUCH.