Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 3, 2015
Submitted
February 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
23,700 hours, 7,117 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
1016755
Condition
Faulted
Location
L2 Window
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

WINDOW HEAT LT SIDE "OVERHEAT". ACFT GROUNDED. PERFORMED WHCU BITE TEST FOR L-2 WINDOW, SHOWS A SENSOR FAULT. SWAPPED WHCU 3 & 4 FOR TROUBLESHOOTING, NO HELP. SWAPPED BACK WHCU 3 & 4 TO ORIGINAL POSITION & SECURED. PERFORMED RESISTANCE TEST OF L-2 WINDOW TEMP SENSOR. IN SERVICE SENSOR WAS OPEN. VERIFIED SPARE SENSOR RESISTANCE GOOD IAW TABLE 2. SWAPPED TERM D LUG TO SPARE SENSOR. PERFORMED WINDOW HEAT SENSOR, SYS OP TEST IAW AMM 30-41-00-710-801. OPS TEST GOOD. GROUND VERIFIED, OP CHECK OF WINDOW HEAT CONTROL SYSTEM, COMPLETED. L-2 WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT IS NOT ON. FIM REF 30-41, TASK 801. RESISTANCE REF AMM 30-41-21-760-801.