Service difficulty report · Blade · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
September 7, 2016
Submitted
September 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N238AK
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
62681
Aircraft time
1,031 hours, 356 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Bent
Location
Windshield Wiper
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT WINDSHEILD WIPER BLADE BENT AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND STARTED TO SWEEP LT AND RT, PULLED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO TURN IT OFF. ACFT GROUNDED.