# SDR AALA202205162208

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 14, 2022
- Submitted: May 16, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N324RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N324RA), registered now
- Make and model: Boeing 737
- Aircraft serial: 44459
- Aircraft time: 6,926 hours, 2,739 cycles
- System (JASC): [3040 · Windshield/Door Rain/Ice Removal](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/3040)
- Part: Control Unit
- Condition: Inoperative
- Location: Zone 200 - Fuse
- Stage of operation: CR
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202205162208

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: IN CRUISE CAPTAIN WINDSHIELD IS MAKING A POPPING AND CRACKING SOUND. DIVERTED FLIGHT TO SJU. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED. REPLACED NUMBER 1 WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT PER AMM 30-41-11.

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