Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
October 7, 2019
Submitted
October 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N491AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
44109
Aircraft time
15,686 hours, 5,100 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Window Heat
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
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

DURING CRUISE THE RIGHT SIDE WINDOW HEAT ILLUMINATED. RAN QRH PROCEDURES AND REILLUMINATED. GROUNDED - YES. T/S PER B737-900 FIM 30-41 TASK 811. TURNING ON WINDOW HEAT CAUSES OVHT LIGHT IMMEDIATELY. BITE CK OF WHCU INDICATES WINDOW SENSOR FAILED LAST TEN LEGS. PER THIS FIM REF, SWAPPED TO SPARE WINDOW SENSOR. PERFORMED WHCU BITE PER FIM 30-41 TASK 801, NO FAULTS. RIGHT SIDE WINDOW, WHEN WINDOW HEAT SWITCH TURNED ON "ON" LIGHT COMES ON. THIS CLEARS MEL 30-11E.