Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
February 27, 2019
Submitted
March 5, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36350
Aircraft time
14,160 hours, 4,663 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
56100025
Part serial
15181H7094
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cockpit
Part time
14,160 hours, 4,663 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

5 HRS. INTO FLT DURING CRZ LT SIDE WINDOW HEAT OVERHEATED. QRH ACCOMPLISHED. SYS RESET NORMALLY. 41 MIN. LATER DURING DESCENT OVERHEAT CONDITION RE-OCCURRED. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED WHCU BITE PER FIM 30-41 TASK 801. LAST 4 FLIGHTS LEGS FAULTED WINDOW SENSOR. SWAPPED LT SIDE WINDOW PRIMARY SENSOR TO ALTERNATE SENSOR PER AMM REF 30-41-00-420-801, OP'S TEST GOOD.