Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
March 6, 2019
Submitted
March 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
13,307 hours, 4,437 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Defective
Location
Sliding Window
Part time
9,311 hours, 3,230 cycles
Component
Sliding Window
Component part number
56100025
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

LEFT WINDOW OVERHEAT LIGHT CAME ON DURING CLIMB, FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE. LIGHT STAYED OUT FOR APPROX 15 MIN THEN CAME BACK ON WHILE LEVEL AT FL 310 OUTSIDE TEMP -39 DEGREE SAT. GROUNDED - YES. PERFORMED LEFT SIDE/SLIDER WINDOW CONT BITE REF FIM 30-41 TASK 801. WINDOW SENSOR FAULTS IN BIT, VERIFY AND FAULT HISTORY. AIRCRAFT RELEASED PER MEL 30-11E LEFT NR 2 WINDOW ELECTRIC HEAT INOP". REPLACED LEFT NR 2 OPENABLE WINDOW PER AMM 56-12-11-400-801, OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK NORMAL. CLEARED MEL 30-11E.