Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
December 11, 2007
Submitted
December 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N217UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
30550
Aircraft time
29,068 hours, 3,819 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Wire
Condition
Damaged
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

F/O WINDSHIELD OVERHEATED AND STARTED TO SMOKE AT THE WINDOW TERMINAL LUGS. FWD WINDOW HEAT WAS TURNED OFF AND WINDOW DOES NOT SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING OR DELAMINATION PER CREW. REPLACED WINDOW AND SPLICED IN NEW WIRE TO WIRE HARNESS. SUSPECT WIRE CRACK OR OPEN LEADING TO A OVERHEAT CONDITION. AC OK FOR SERVICE.