Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 31, 2015
Submitted
January 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35180
Aircraft time
35,252 hours, 10,676 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
1016755
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
NR
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

R2 WINDOW OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT EXTINGUISH. CYCLED SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES TO ALLOW COOLING, OVERHEAT LIGHT WOULD ALWAYS COME BACK ON AFTER COOLING PERIOD WHEN R2 WINDOW HEAT SWITCH RESELECTED ON. ACFT GROUNDED. FOUND PRIMARY WINDOW HEAT SENSOR BAD, OPEN CIRCUIT, REF AMM 30-41-21-760-801. SWAPPED LEAD TO SPARE SENSOR, R2 WINDOW HEAT OPS CHECKS NORMAL. BITE CHECKED R2 WHCU, NO FAULTS IAW FIM 30-41, TASK 801.