Service difficulty report · Controller · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 1, 2021
Submitted
January 5, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
43255
Aircraft time
27,275 hours, 8,796 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
8300005604
Part serial
20767E
Condition
Faulted
Location
E&E Rack E2-1
Part time
27,281 hours, 8,796 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT 110 ONE HOUR 10 MIN INTO FLT AT CRUISE 300 FLT LEVEL OAT -41C RIGHT SIDE WINDOWS OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN 2ND TIME THIS FLT QRH FOLLOWED AFTER TURNING HEAT BACK ON OVERHEAT LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. GROUNDED-YES. PERFORMED B737-900 FIM 30-41 TASK 801 (WHCU) BITE TEST ON RT SIDE WHCU. NO CURRENT FAULTS. MEASURED THE RESISTANCE OF BOTH WINDOW TEMP SENSORS ON RT SIDE WINDOW, PER B737-900 AMM 30-41-21-760-801. BOTH SENSORS WITHIN LIMITS. DUE TO HISTORY REMOVED AND REPLACED RT SIDE WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT, PER AMM 30-41-11. INSTALLATION OPERATIONS TEST SUCCESSFUL. ALSO PERFORMED WINDOW HEAT CONTROL UNIT SYSTEM TEST, PER AMM 30-41-11-710-801. SYSTEM TEST SUCCESSFUL. GROUND VERIFICATION SUCCESSFUL.