What was found
STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR IN FLT DECK, GOT WORSE DURING DESCENT. ODOR WAS COMING FROM NR 1 LT WINDSHIELD. WINDOW HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK MELTED. REPLACED NR 1 LT WINDOW, REPLACED WIND HEAT CONTROL UNIT FOR WINDOW 1L AS PRECAUTION.
- Difficulty date
- May 27, 2008
- Submitted
- July 1, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N524UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 24977
- Aircraft time
- 57,999 hours, 21,442 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Part number
- 141N00031
- Condition
- Overheated
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- DE
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, M, B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.