Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 16, 2018
Submitted
May 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44110
Aircraft time
9,841 hours, 3,368 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
8300005605
Part serial
24980
Condition
Faulted
Location
Window Heat
Part time
9,860 hours, 3,372 cycles
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 HEAT OVERHEAT WARNING ILLUMINATED AT 23000 FT, 280 KIAS. QRH PROCEDURE COMPLIED WITH. WINDOW HEAT TURNED OFF FOR 4 MINUTES AND TURNED BACK ON, OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. HEAT TURNED OFF FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. ACFT GROUNDED. VERIFIED RECORDED FAULT IAW FIM 30-41 TASK 801. PERFORMED WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM TEST IAW AMM 30-41-11. OPS NORMAL. PERFORMED FIM 30-41 TASK 811, WINDOW SENSOR FAULT. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TEMP SENSORS RESISTANCE AT 310 OHMS. WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. HEATED TEMP SENSORS IAW FIM. RESISTANCE WELL UNDER 362 OHMS. NO DISCREPANCIES WITH WINDOW HEAT ON FOR OVER AN HOUR. SHAKE DOWN OF WINDOW COIL CORD HAD NO EFFECT. REMOVED & REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW WHCU IAW AMM 30-41-11 AS A PRECAUTION. OPS NORMAL IAW AMM. WHCU SYSTEM TESTED IAW AMM 30-41-11. GROUND VERIFICATION TEST GOOD.