Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
April 27, 2015
Submitted
April 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N517AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35197
Aircraft time
24,619 hours, 7,363 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
8300005604
Part serial
12970D
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Part time
24,619 hours, 7,363 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING CLIMB , R2 WINDOW OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RAN THE QRH & THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES. ON FOLLOWING FLIGHT, OVERHEAT LIGHT ON P2 ILLUMINATED DURING DESCENT. SWITCHED IT OFF FOR 5 MIN. TURNED WINDOW HEAT BACK ON. THE OVERHEAT LIGHT REMAINED OUT THERE AFTER. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED SENSOR RESISTANCE FROM WHCU D1042A, PIN 13 TO 26 TO THE SENSOR IS 322.7. OHMS "OK" REF MM 30-41-21-760-801. VERIFIED THE TAP IS IN THE 3 POSITION FOR A H14 WINDOW ON TB 5014 WIRE 1001-20 REF WDM 30-41-11. INSPECTED RT SIDE WINDOW HEAT C/B NO DEFICIENCIES NOTED. INSPECTED WIRING BEHIND OVERHEAD PANEL. NO DEFICIENCIES. OPS CHECK RT SIDE WINDOW HEAT 2 HRS PLUS , SHAKE DOWN OF R2 WINDOW WIRING CAUSED NO DISCREPANCIES, PERFORMED FIM 30-41 TASK 801, RT SIDE WHCU BITE TEST, BITE TEST GREEN, LAST FLT HISTORY SHOWED "RED" WHCU-LU, REF. FIM 30-41-TASK 807. R & R RT SIDE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER REF MM 30-41-11. OPS NORMAL REF SAME MM REF WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER, OPS NORMAL REF 30-41-11.