Service difficulty report · Window · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
February 4, 2019
Submitted
February 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35689
Aircraft time
41,205 hours, 12,549 cycles
Part
Window
Part number
56100024
Part serial
08150H7150
Condition
Overheated
Location
Cockpit
Part time
35,474 hours, 10,696 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
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

DURING PRE-FLIGHT HAD "OVERHEAT" LT ILLUM FOR R2 WINDOW. ACCOMPLISHED QRH PROC & TURNED IT OFF FOR MORE THAN 6 MINUTES. WINDOW WAS STILL HOT TO TOUCH AND "OVERHEAT" LT ILLUM. AGAIN IMMEDIATELY AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH TO "ON" AGAIN. GROUNDED - YES. INTERROGATED WHCU BOX AND FOUND "WINDOW SENSOR" FAULT REF FIM 30-41 TASK 801. ALSO FOUND R2 WINDOW DELAMINATION IN CENTER OF WINDOW APPROX 8"X8" AND NOT WITHIN LIMITS PER AMM 56-12-11. REMOVED AND REPLACED R2 WINDOW REF AMM 56-12-11. PERFORMED LEAK CHECK PER AMM 05-51-91. NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM OPS CHECK PER AMM 30-41-00. OPS CHECK GOOD. NO OVERHEAT LIGHT NOTED.