Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 3, 2019
Submitted
March 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
13,268 hours, 4,428 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
8300005605
Part serial
25011
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Part time
13,297 hours, 4,435 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

L SIDE WINDOW HEAT ILLUMINATED MULTIPLE TIMES ON CLIMB AND DESCENT. PER QRH - TURNED OFF AND TO REMEDY OVERHEAT. GROUNDED - YES. BITE TEST OF WHCU SHOWS TEN CONSECUTIVE "SENSOR" FAULTS. VERIFY PASSES. SENSOR OHMS AT 314. COMPARED TO RIGHT SIDE, ALSO 314 OHMS. WINDOW CODE IS H16. CONFIRMED TERMINAL ONE IS USED. HEATER IS 61 OHMS. THIS MATCHES DATA ON TABLE 1 OF WDM 30-41-12 PG-3, SHEET 2. REPLACED (M322) L SIDE WHCU PER AMM 30-41-11/401. TESTS GOOD PER AMM 30-41-11-710-801.