Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 3, 2014
Submitted
March 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41730
Aircraft time
5,319 hours, 1,703 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
8300005604
Part serial
19244E
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Part time
5,306 hours, 1,699 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE AT GATE, COCKPIT L2 WINDOW SHATERED. LOOKED AT OVERHEAD AND LT SIDE OVERHEAT WAS ILLUMINATED, WINDOW VERY HOT TO TOUCH . ACFT GROUNDED. REMOVED CAPTAIN'S SIDE WINDOW IAW SRM 56-12-11-000-801. INSTALLED SLIDER WINDOW IAW SRM 56-12-11-400-801. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK AND ADJUSTMENTS IAW SRM 56-12-11-720-801. INSP 3 IAW WDM 30-41-12 , PG 2, SH2 , MOVED TAP TO NR 3. RESISTANCE 72.2 OHMS. R & R LT SIDE WHCU IAW MM 30-41-11-000-801, OPS NORMAL SAME ALSO REF MM 30-41-11-710-801, MM 30-41-00-710-801.