Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
December 21, 2014
Submitted
December 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N693AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
26973
Aircraft time
63,919 hours, 22,175 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Burned
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING TAXI IN, A STRONG ELEC BURNING SMELL OF INSULATION & A GLOWING ORANGE EMBER DROPPED FROM ABOVE R2 WINDOW & FELL IN CUP HOLDER. WIRES APPEARED BLACK & BURNED. WINDOW HEAT TURNED OFF. R & R R2 WINDOW HARNESS IAW WDM 30-41-11 & AMM 56-11-00. PERFORMED TEST IAW AMM 30-41-0 & OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW WDM 30-41-11. SYS CHECKED NORMAL.