Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
May 18, 2007
Submitted
May 22, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N585UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26709
Aircraft time
46,793 hours, 16,322 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Smoke
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

SMOKE AND FUMES IN THE COCKPIT. [06-14-07] ON PREFLT CHECK WHEN FLT CREWS TURNED ON WINDOW HEAT, ACRID ODOR NOTICED. FOUND 1L WINDOW POWER TERMINAL BURNED & ASSOCIATED TERMINAL CAP MELTED. NOTICED CAPT'S FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INOP, WHEN FLOOD LIGHT RHEOSTAT TURNED TO FULL BRIGHT, ODOR REAPPEARED. ISOLATED FAULT DOWN TO CAPTAINS & CENTER PANEL FLOODLIGHT CONTROL UNIT, WHICH IS LOCATED BEHIND PANEL NEAR RUDDER. RESET LIGHT BREAKERS, LIGHT WORKED NORMAL & NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR ODOR WITH C.BREAKER FOR CAPTS NR 1 FRONT WINDOW HEAT OPEN AND DEFFERED. REPLACED WINDOW AND WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER, PRECAUTIONARY.