Service difficulty report · Heater · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 23, 2006
Submitted
May 16, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N696AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
26976
Part
Heater
Condition
Arced
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

JFK - INFLIGHT AIR INTERRUPTED TO JFK DUE TO SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL ODOR IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND CAPTAINS WINDOW HEAT TERMINAL BLOCK ARCHING/BURNING AND STRONG ELECTRICAL ODOR EMANATING FROM IT WHEN WINDOW HEAD WAS SELECTED. REPLACED LEFT ONE WINDOW, HARNESS AND HEAT CONTROLLER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.