Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 9, 2019
Submitted
May 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
60576
Aircraft time
15,336 hours, 4,992 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
56100025
Part serial
15106H9525
Condition
Failed
Location
Cockpit
Part time
15,385 hours, 5,009 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
K

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" LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE IN FLIGHT. GROUNDED - YES. CHECKED & RELEASED LT "SIDE" SLIDER WINDOW HEAT PER MEL 30-11E. ETOPS "A/C HAS HISTORY". PERFORMED HISTORY BITE TEST OF LT NR 2 WHCU AND FOUND WINDOW SENSOR FAULTS PER FIM 30-41 TASK 801. CHANGED TERMINAL LUG ON WINDOW HEAT SENSOR FROM PRIMARY TO SPARE AND PERFORMED GOOD RESISTANCE CHECK PER AMM 30-41-21-760-801. PERFORMED GOOD OPS TEST OF LT NR 2 WINDOW HEAT PER AMM 30-41-00-710-801. THIS CLEARS MEL 30-11E.