Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 10, 2016
Submitted
December 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N590AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35687
Aircraft time
33,992 hours, 10,301 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Window
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

LEFT FWD WINDOW OVHT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN POWER APPLIED. ACFT GROUNDED. L1 WHCU SHOWS SENSOR FAULT. SWITCHED SENSOR SND FROM AUX TO PRO. STILL SHOWS SENSOR FAULT. BOTH PRO & AUX TEMP SENSOR RING OPEN FROM L1 WHCU. MANY FINE CRACKS ACROSS TEMP SENSORS IN L1 WINDOW. CONFIRMED BOTH SENSORS OPEN AT WINDSHIELD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE L1 WINDOW IAW AMM 56-11-11-000-801, AND AMM 56-11-11-400-801 STEPS 3A UP TO 3G ITEM NR 8. ALL OPS CK GOOD.