Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
July 13, 2019
Submitted
July 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44105
Aircraft time
15,905 hours, 5,234 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Faulty
Location
Window Heat
Part time
44,899 hours, 14,069 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIDE SIDE WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DESCENT. FOLLOWED QRH AND LIGHT REILLUMINATED AFTER COOLING OFF PERIOD. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED RT SIDE WINDOW WHCU BITE REF 30-41 TASK 801 . FOUND SEVERAL WINDOW SENSOR FAULTS LOGGED. 30-41 TASK 811 WINDOW SENSOR FAULT LIGHT FOR A SIDE WINDOW IS ON. OPENED AND TAGGED 2CBS. READ WINDOW HEATER ST 60.5 OHMS. WINDOW SENSOR PRIMARY READING 314.9 OHMS, SPARE SENSOR READING 315.3 OHMS. REF WD 30-41-11 PG 2. DUE TO PREVIOUS REPORTS SWAPPED TO SPARE SENSOR. REF 30-41 TASK 811. ALSO PRECAUTIONARY REPLACED WHCU. RMVD & INSTALLED NEW RT SIDE WHCU. RMVD / TAGS & CLOSED 2CBS. REF TASK 30-41-11-710-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST PER SAME. SYS CHCKS NML.