Service difficulty report · Lead · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 10, 2017
Submitted
May 15, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41705
Aircraft time
14,162 hours, 4,702 cycles
Part
Lead
Part number
ABC57021
Condition
Malfunctioned
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

LEFT SIDE WINDOW OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT FL 330. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. WHEN WINDOW HEAT SWITCH RETURNED TO THE ON POSITION, OVERHEAT LIGHT REAPPEARED. ACFT GROUNDED. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT IAW AMM 05-51-91 AND TESTED LT SIDE WINDOW HEAT FOR 15 MINUTES. NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 30-41-00. PERFORMED LT SIDE WINDOW HEAT CONTROLLER BITE IAW FIM 30-41, TASK 801. FOUND SENSE ELEMENT FAULTED IN ALL FLIGHT HISTORY REGISTERS. NO CURRENT FAULTS. REMOVED THE LT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT. TESTED THE LT WINDOW PRIMARY SENSOR AND HEAT ELEMENT RESISTANCE FROM D1046A RACK CONNECTOR. RESISTANCE WITHIN LIMITS. DISCONNECTED THE LT WINDOW CONNECTOR D10572 AND TESTED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SENSE ELEMENTS AT THE LT WINDOW. RESISTANCE WITHIN LIMITS. DISCONNECTED OTHER END OF COIL WIRE ASSY D10568 AND TESTED FOR CONTINUITY OF COIL WIRE. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED THE COIL WIRE ASSY WITH NEW. CONNECTED ALL CONNECTORS AND INSTALLED THE LT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT IAW AMM 30-21-11, AND W/D 30-41-12, PAGE 2. LT WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM TESTED GOOD IAW AMM 30-41-11. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.