Service difficulty report · Sensor · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
May 28, 2021
Submitted
June 2, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
41189
Aircraft time
31,731 hours, 10,246 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Sliding Window
Part time
22,448 hours, 7,213 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

LEFT SIDE WINDOW HEAT OVERHEAT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ACCOMPLISHED CHECKLIST AND OVERHEAT LIGHT STAYED EXTINGUISHED. GROUNDED - YES. DUE TO RECENT HISTORY, PERFORMED WHCU BITE, OP CHECK NORMAL. WHCU SHOWS SENSOR FAULT ON ALL 10 PREVIOUS FLIGHT LEGS. L2 WINDOW SENSOR ALREADY INSTALLED IN SPARE SENSOR POSITION. REPLACED THE L-2 WINDOW AND ADJUSTED TO WITHIN LIMITS, LEAK CHECK GOOD REF B737-900 AMM 56-12-11/401 AND 56-12-11-820-801. REPOSITIONED TAP PERA MM 56-12-11-400-801 STEP 3F6. WINDOW HEAT SYSTEM- OPERATIONAL TEST PASS FOR THE L-2 WINDOW REF AMM 30-41-00-710-801.