Service difficulty report · Wire · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 3, 2015
Submitted
May 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41730
Aircraft time
9,750 hours, 3,167 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Window 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

AT CRUISE, APPROXIMATELY 4 HRS INTO FLIGHT, LEFT SIDE WINDOW HEAT ANNUNCIATED BOTH ON AND OVERHEAT. QRH PROCEDURE FOLLOWED AND ONLY OVERHEAT ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. SWITCH TURNED OFF REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. BITE TESTED WINDOW HEAT CONTROL FOR LT SIDE WINDOW. FAULT IS FOR SENSOR. REF MM 30-41-21-760-801 FOUND TEMP SENSOR INTERMITTENT. INSPECTED TERMINALS AT WINDOW SENSOR AND FOUND WIRE LOOSE AT TERMINAL. INSTALLED NEW TERMINAL D. TESTED REF SAME 30-41-21. TESTS OK. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.