Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
July 5, 2013
Submitted
July 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
24,274 hours, 7,225 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Windshield Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FWD WINDOW OVERHEAT AMBER LIGHT ON OVERHEAD (AND MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 2 HOURS AT CRUISE. COOLED FOR 5 MINUTES, TURNED SWITCH BACK ON, OVERHEAT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND STAYED ON. TURNED SWITCH OFF AND KEPT OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND CIRCUIT BREAKER OPEN ON P6-11 PANEL, INSPECTED CIRCUIT BREAKER & PANEL AREA, NO DEFECTS NOTED. CHECKED RES OF SENSOR AND WINDOW, BOTH CHECKED NORMAL. REPLACED WINDSHIELD HEAT CONTROL UNIT AS A PRECAUTION IAW 30-41-11. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL IAW 30-41-00.